T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

Germany introduces a new space security strategy. Canada plans to increase its investment in European Space Agency (ESA) programs by $528.5 million. PowerBank Corporation is collaborating with Orbit AI to launch the Orbital Cloud, and more.

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Selected Reading

Germany Braces for Wars in Space With New Security Strategy - Bloomberg

Canada Deepens Space Ties with Europe Through Historic Investment

PowerBank and Smartlink AI ("Orbit AI") to Launch the First "Orbital Cloud" for AI Infrastructure into Space

Redwire Awarded $44 Million DARPA Contract to Advance Very Low-Earth Orbit Mission

Spire Global Ships Nine Satellites to Launch Site

Loft Orbital purchases power from Star Catcher’s orbital energy grid

Jiga Secures $12M Series A to Eliminate Hardware Sourcing Bottleneck Threatening AI Scale

Eutelsat Launches a €828 million Reserved Capital Increase, Representing the First Step in Its Comprehensive Financing Strategy

Sidus Space and Lonestar Data Holdings, LLC Drive Rapid Progress on Commercial Pathfinder Mission with Completion of Kickoff Meeting and System Requirements Review

Planet and Quantum Systems Partner on Joint Satellite and Drone Monitoring Capabilities for European Defense Customers

Scientists just discovered a new crater on the moon — they call it a 'freckle'- Space

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York Space Systems files for an IPO after a major revenue jump. Ursa Major hits $600m valuation after a $100m series E. The US Space Force publishes “Vector 2025” guidance on force design and warfighting, and more. 

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Michael Anderson, Co-founder & CEO of Seagate Space, talking with Maria about the unique challenges and opportunities ahead for sea-based space launches.

You can connect with Michael on LinkedIn, and learn more about Seagate Space on their website. 

Selected Reading

Satellite firm York Space Systems reveals 59% revenue surge in US IPO filing (Reuters)

Ursa Major Raises $100 Million to Scale Hypersonics, Solid Rocket Motors and Space Mobility (Ursa Major) 

Aerospace Startup Ursa Major Valued at $600 Million With New Funding (Bloomberg)

Space Force Vector (US Space Force) 

Space Force's Vector 2025 to Guide Service Transformation (ExecutiveGov) 

Leanspace raises €10 million Series A round to bring software-defined satellite operations to enterprise and institutional space programs (Leanspace)

Wife of Astronaut Pleads Guilty to Falsely Alleging Crime in Space (The New York Times)

Golden Dome: Loosen the gag order, and start talking (Breaking Defense)

Starlab Hackathon results (LinkedIn)

ICEYE sees role as Europe’s defense space-intelligence linchpin (Defense News) 

2025 Prime Minister’s Space Prize for Professional Excellence (Prime Minister’s Space Prizes)

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China has begun preparations to send a Shenzhou spacecraft to Tiangong Space station to support the crew in orbit. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has lifted restrictions on spaceflight launch operations. SpaceX launched the NASA-ESA jointly developed Copernicus Sentinel-6B satellite from California, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory.

You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website and read Upward at https://issnationallab.org/upward/

Selected Reading

Preparations begin for new space mission - Chinadaily.com.cn

FAA to end mandated cuts in domestic US flights- Reuters

NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans

Jeff Bezos to co-lead AI startup in first operational role since Amazon, NYT reports -Reuters

MP seeks to fuel growth of country’s expanding space economy - The Times of India

Heinrich Secures Over $207 Million for New Mexico

VORAGO Shatters Satellite Electronics Barriers, Launching Radiation-Tolerant Chips to Power the Next Generation of Satellite Constellations

Sidus Space Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

'Rust' on the moon? Hematite discovered in Chang'e-6 lunar samples - CGTN

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The Rebelle Rally is an eight-day, 2,500-kilometer navigation challenge across the Nevada and California deserts with no GPS, no cell phones. Competitors rely solely on analog tools like compasses, maps, and roadbooks to find hidden checkpoints and navigate unforgiving terrain. But behind the scenes, it’s a modern logistics feat made possible by satellite-powered tracking, scoring, communications, and emergency response — all delivered via Iridium’s technology. We spoke with Iridium’s COO Suzi McBride about participating and enabling this event.

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn successfully launches NASA’s ESCAPADE and lands its booster on its second flight. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V launched the ViaSat-3 F2 satellite from Florida. Space Kinetic has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to accelerate the development of its architecture for asymmetric space-based missile defense, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com.

Selected Reading

New Glenn Launches NASA’s ESCAPADE, Lands Fully Reusable Booster - Blue Origin

Viasat Successfully Tests HaloNet Launch Telemetry Solution for NASA Onboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn

Viasat Confirms Successful Launch of ViaSat-3 F2

Space Kinetic Awarded DARPA Contract to Advance Asymmetric Missile Defense Architecture

Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Successfully Completes Critical Pre-flight Milestones

Intuitive Machines and Texas A&M Space Institute Accelerate Lunar Mission Readiness

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after vessel damaged by space debris 

IonQ Announces Plans to Acquire Skyloom

MDA Space Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results

Virgin Galactic Announces Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results And Provides Business Update

Vartis Space Unveils “Vartis Space Clock” — An Open-Source Framework for Independent Deep-Space Time Synchronization

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Voyager Technologies and Infleqtion have announced a strategic partnership to advance dual-use quantum technology in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and beyond. Xairos UK has been selected by Raymetrics and the European Space Agency (ESA) for the delivery of a Quantum Receiver for the Observatories to Optical Ground Stations project. SES and Infinite Orbits have signed an agreement for one geostationary satellite life extension mission, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is  Dr. Saralyn Mark, MD, President of iGIANT.

You can connect with Dr. Mark on LinkedIn and learn more about iGIANT on their website.

Selected Reading

Voyager and Infleqtion Partner to Launch Quantum Era in Space

European Space Agency and Raymetrics Select Xairos as Subcontractor for ESA Project

Newsflash: SES and Infinite Orbits to Collaborate in Europe’s First Commercial Life Extension Mission

SES, Relativity Space Expand Multi-Launch Agreement for Terran R

SFL Missions Inc. Awarded Contract for Additional GHGSat Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Microsatellites

BlueOrigin.com/Live

NATO, Industry and Innovators discuss Arctic space security

Cooperation with Vast in the Field of Space Technologies Established

A giant inflatable bag could catch asteroids and space junk- CNN 

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Intuitive Machines (IM) selects Dcubed solar arrays to power their space data network satellites. XRComm and SpinLaunch are collaborating to advance testing, performance analytics, and system readiness across the emerging 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) ecosystem. French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a new national space strategy, and more.

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Selected Reading

Dcubed Solar Arrays Selected to Power Intuitive Machines’ First Space Data Network Satellite

XRComm and SpinLaunch Partner to Advance Innovation in 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)

Space no longer peaceful, President Macron set to say in new space strategy review- Euronews

U-Space closes a 24 million euros series A to expand into the global smallsat constellation market

'This all must end now.' NASA lab closures at Goddard Space Flight Center under Congressional scrutiny

Space Coast shatters launch record with 94th liftoff of the year

G4 (Severe) Watch in Effect for 12 November- NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center

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Lieutenant Rob Sarver and Alex Gendzier are the authors of Warrior to Civilian: The Field Manual for the Hero's Journey, the definitive guide to transition to civilian life for veterans and their spouses and families. The book aims to provide actionable advice to veterans looking for work, while coaching those in hiring positions to give veterans the fair shake they deserve after serving our country.

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Vodafone is partnering with AST SpaceMobile to establish a Europe-led satellite constellation to provide satellite-to-smartphone, direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity for commercial and government applications. Chinese commercial space company Galactic Energy said a launch mission for one of its Ceres-1 rockets failed 10 minutes after lift off. China’s Institute of Mechanics’ Sky Flight Science and Technology Centre has unveiled new in-space infrastructure, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Parker Wishik, Senior Communications Specialist at The Aerospace Corporation, is joined by Colin Macleod, Head of UK Space Regulation, UK Civil Aviation Authority, Matt Archer, Director of Launch, UK Space Agency, and David Sandy, Managing Director, The Aerospace Corporation UK Ltd.

Selected Reading

China's Galactic Energy says Ceres-1 rocket launch failed- Reuters

China joins space factory race against US with breakthrough in inflatable module tech

Vodafone, AST SpaceMobile to set up Europe-led satellite constellation- Reuters

RTX's Raytheon, Avio sign MoU to establish new solid rocket motor facility in the U.S.

New Glenn Mission NG-2

IonQ and the University of Chicago Sign Landmark Agreement to Establish IonQ Center for Engineering and Science to Accelerate Quantum Research and Commercialization

Europe wants to make space food out of thin air and astronaut pee

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 Defense contractors, including space industry companies who are doing work with the Department of Defense, have requirements in their contracts right now to implement cybersecurity requirements to various degrees.  Those requirements have been in contracts for a very long time. Unfortunately, there has never been a mechanism in those contracts to make contractors prove that they're doing those things. And over the years, there have been multiple instances where the DOD has paid the price as a result of their contractors being compromised.  That’s about to change. The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program comes into effect on November 10, 2025. Find out more about the requirements from Jacob Horne, Chief Cybersecurity Evangelist at Summit 7.

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