US Space Forces’ Space Systems Command selects Xage for a $17 million Cybersecurity contract. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has been awarded a $10 million contract to evaluate the software and cybersecurity of ground systems being developed for a new classified satellite network. NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio returns to Earth after a record-breaking year in space, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is scientist Alan Stern, the Principal Investigator for NASA’s New Horizons mission on continuing his research mission and his upcoming suborbital flights.

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Selected Reading

Xage Awarded $17 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command- Globe Newswire

Space Force selects university partner to evaluate classified ground systems software- SpaceNews

BlueHalo Surpasses Critical Milestone to Expand U.S. Satellite Operation Capacity Under Space Force SCAR Program- PR Newswire

Three astronauts return to Earth after a year in space. NASA’s Frank Rubio sets US space record- AP

Artemis II SLS Rocket Booster Segments Arrive to Kennedy Space Center- NASA

On-Ramping Opportunity for NOAA’s Radio Occultation Data Buy II- Office of Space Commerce

OneWeb to Collaborate on PNT Capabilities With the UK National Physical Laboratory- Via Satellite

China launches new remote sensing satellite- CGTN

Space needs a sustainable insurance industry- FT

VCs orbit countries with growing space agencies- Pitchbook

New US Postage Stamp Commemorates NASA’s Asteroid Sample Delivery

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