T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

SpinLaunch has received a $12 million investment from Kongsberg, and exclusively contracts NanoAvionics for 280 satellites to be part of the Meridian constellation. Portal Space Systems raises $17.5 million in an oversubscribed seed round. ispace-US has formed a US Lunar Science Advisory Board, chaired by Dr. Alan Stern, and more.

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SpinLaunch Announces $12M Strategic Investment from Kongsberg, Unveiling Revolutionary LEO Satcom Constellation

NanoAvionics Secures €122.5M Contract to Build 280 Satellites for Meridian Space, SpinLaunch’s Global Broadband Constellation

Portal Space Systems Raises $17.5M in Oversubscribed Seed Round to Build Multi-Role, Trans-Orbital Spacecraft Powered by Solar Thermal Propulsion

In-space mobility with Portal Space Systems.

ispace-U.S. Establishes U.S. Lunar Science Advisory Board to Propel Lunar Exploration and Business Development

PLD Space and D-Orbit Sign Launch Agreement for Equatorial Missions

ISS National Lab Launches Orbital Edge Accelerator Program to Propel Startups Into the Growing Space Economy

Karman Space & Defense Inaugurates New ISO 8 Clean Room for Spacecraft Assembly and Integration: Advancing Lunar and Space Missions with Flight-Proven Subsystems

Turion Space Investment

Dhruva Space ties up with Japan’s Infostellar

Space Force Conducts First War Game For Commercial Reserve With Satellite Comm Providers - Defense Daily

Fermenting miso in orbit reveals how space can affect a food’s taste

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The European Union Agency for the Space Programme has selected Thales Alenia Space to extend the service life of the EGNOS satellite. Sidus Space is partnering with Lonestar Data Holdings to design, build and provide on-orbit support for six lunar data storage spacecraft. Slingshot Aerospace has been selected by AFWERX to support its Rapid Analysis of Photometric Tracks for space Object identification and behavior Recognition program (RAPTOR), and more.

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Thales Alenia Space wins €51 million contract to extend EGNOS service life

AFWERX Selects Slingshot Aerospace to Track and Identify Nefarious In-Space Activities

Sidus Space Signs Extended and Amended Preliminary $120M Agreement with Lonestar for Lunar Data Storage Spacecraft

China launches test spacecraft for satellite internet - CGTN

CesiumAstro to Deliver Space Payloads and Ground Systems for Taiwan's First National Communications Satellite Constellation

Starliner’s flight to the space station was far wilder than most of us thought - Ars Technica

UK firm replaces Russia in search for life on Mars

Satellite operator opens new HQ in heart of Cornwall's space sector - South West

Redwire Appoints Mike Gold as President of Civil and International Space Business to Lead Global Expansion

NASA’s SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies

Citizen Scientists Use NASA Open Science Data to Research Life in Space

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SpaceX has successfully launched the four-person Fram2 mission to polar orbit. The European Space Agency has released its annual space environment report. GITAI Japan has been contracted by JAXA to conduct a concept study for a robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover, and more. 

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Our guest today is Gary L. Gilbert, Author of Spacegirl II: 21 Women Write About Their Careers on Earth in the Space Industry.

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fram2 mission - Launches

ESA Space Environment Report 2025

GITAI Awarded JAXA Contract for Concept Study of Robotic Arm for Crewed Pressurized Lunar Rover

Sierra Space Demonstrates Resilient GPS Satellite Technology for National Security-Focused U.S. Space Force Satellite Program

FAA closes investigation into SpaceX Starship Flight 7 explosion- Space

MDA Space To Acquire Satixfy Communications

Karman Space & Defense Announces Successful Refinancing and Extension of its Credit Facilities under New Credit Agreement

Sidus Space Reports Full-Year 2024 Financial Results and Provides Business Updates

Spire Global Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space- CNN

Best Astronauts Pranks On April Fool’s Day - Orbital Today

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You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

Our guests today are Andrew Faiola, Commercial Vice President at Astroscale UK and Allegra Matarangas, Account Executive at AWS for Aerospace and Satellite.

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AWS Aerospace and Satellite

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Isar Aerospace’s inaugural Spectrum launch from Norway’s Andøya Spacepor ends in a crash. NASA has amended its launch services contract with SpaceX to add Starship. NASA and Boeing say they are making progress toward crew certification of the CST-100 Starliner system, and more.

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Newsroom First Test Flight

NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for SpaceX Starship

NASA, Boeing Prepare for Starliner Testing

SES and SpeQtral Sign MoU to Advance Global Quantum-Secure Communications

SpaceX- Fram2

Kayhan Space Protest

Studying Cardiac Cells in Space to Repair Heart Damage on Earth

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Should space be designated as critical infrastructure? What are the threats we’re facing in space for cybersecurity? We tackle these questions with our guest Jake Braun, former White House Principal Deputy National Cyber Director and chairman of DEF CON Franklin.

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The United States Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has on ramped Rocket Lab and Stoke Space for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo freighter NG-22 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been delayed indefinitely. The United Nations (UN) agencies for telecommunications, aviation and maritime shipping have called for urgent protection of the radio navigation satellite service (RNNS), and more.

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

Space Systems Command On-Ramps Two New Providers to National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 Contract- Space Systems Command 

ISS resupply and trash pickup craft postponed indefinitely after Cygnus container crunch

UN agencies warn of satellite navigation jamming and spoofing - ITU

ICEYE to provide SAR Satellite Data to the Situation Center at NATO

NASA Shares SpaceX Crew-11 Assignments for Space Station Mission

China sets dates for some of its most ambitious planetary missions - Ars Technica

Vandenberg Unveils Advanced Vehicle Operations Room for Future Space Missions

Air Force weighs plan to cancel SDA's next set of data relay sats in favor of SpaceX: Sources - Breaking Defense

Isar Aerospace First Test Flight

SaxaVord enters partnership with West of Scotland ‘space cluster’- Shetland News

William Shatner offers Gayle King advice before Blue Origin's women-led space flight: "You've got to embrace it" - CBS News

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The United States Space Forces’ (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) has certified United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan launch system for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) missions. NASA’s Starling spacecraft swarm has demonstrated maneuvers with SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Gravitics, Inc. has been selected for a  Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) by the USSF’s SpaceWERX, and more.

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U. S. Space Force (USSF) Certifies United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Missions

NASA Starling and SpaceX Starlink Improve Space Traffic Coordination

Gravitics Selected by Space Force for $60M STRATFI to Demonstrate Revolutionary Orbital Carriers

Thales Alenia Space signs contract with ESA to develop an agricultural digital twin component for sustainable, resilient agriculture

ESA - Farewell, Gaia! Spacecraft operations come to an end

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Mission for Global Wildfire Detection Company OroraTech

Blue Origin Announces Crew For New Shepard’s 31st Mission

Skyloom Completes Deliveries of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 Optical Communication Terminals for York Space Systems’ Orbital Plane 1

Toxic dust on Mars would present serious hazard for astronauts- CNN  

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The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has released a new report on the threat landscape in space. Sateliot has received a €13.8 million investment from the Spanish Society for Technological Transformation. Sierra Space and Yuri have signed an agreement for a new space-based medical research mission, and more.

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ENISA Space Threat Landscape 2025

Spanish government invests €13.8M in Sateliot

8 Spire-built satellites launch with OroraTech infrared cameras for wildfire detection from space

Sierra Space Strengthens Partnership with Yuri to Advance Space-Based Medical Research

HYLENR and TakeMe2Space to test LENR Powered Compute Modules

Isar Aerospace X Update

Ready for Orbit: BlueHalo Announces Breakthrough in Long-Haul Laser Communication Capabilities

Airbus says it is in defence and space talks amid spending surge- Reuters

NASA Statement on Nomination of Greg Autry for Agency CFO

‘Perfect space crop’: Australian company to attempt to grow first mushrooms in orbit

NASA's Curiosity Rover Detects Largest Organic Molecules Found on Mars

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SpaceX launched the second National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission in three days with the NROL-69 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Intuitive Machines has released their fourth quarter and full-year 2024 financial results. NASA has awarded Redwire a contract to launch four additional pharmaceutical drug investigations to the International Space Station, and more.

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NRO and U.S. Space Force partner to launch NROL-69 mission 

Intuitive Machines Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results

Redwire Awarded NASA Contract to Expand Pharmaceutical Drug Development in Space for Future Commercialization

ESA - Prepare for the European Launcher Challenge

To the Moon: Viasat Selected to Design Lunar Orbiting Satellite System Alongside Telespazio

Planet Signs Deal with European Space Agency, Enabling Greek Government to Expand National Space Services

ESA Taps Spaceo-Led Consortium to Test Inflatable Satellite Deorbit System - European Spaceflight

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China's Feitian spacesuits break records, boost spacewalks - CGTN

Breakthrough: Chang'e-6 mission dates moon's oldest impact crater

JAXA Selects Spirent’s Industry-First Lunar PNT Simulation Solution to Support Lunar Navigation Program

SpaceX launch: Glowing spiral seen above UK skies

ESA - Webb unmasks true nature of the Cosmic Tornado

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