T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

Stratolaunch has been awarded a $90.8 million contract by the Department of War (DoW) for the MACH-TB 2.0 program. Agile Space Industries has raised $17M in a Series A financing round. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is soliciting commercial advancements to create affordable and scalable GEO reconnaissance systems, and more.

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Stratolaunch Announces $90.8M Contract Award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for Air-Launched Capability Test Vehicles

Agile Space Industries Closes $17M Series A

DIU-Open Solicitations

GMV and the Spanish Air and Space Force Sign Agreement to Strengthen National Space Surveillance Capabilities

Starlab Space Announces Partnership with Helogen to Advance Life Sciences Research in Microgravity

Cape Canaveral seeking rocket-launch damage grants with SpaceX Starships coming

Florida’s space industry is confronting very earthly worries - POLITICO

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China’s iSpace has raised $730 million to advance its reusable rocket ambitions. China’s Space Epoch has secured new funding and is targeting a 2026 launch and sea-recovery attempt. Voyager Technologies is working with ATMOS Space Cargo to expand in-space logistics and reentry capabilities, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Michelle Lucas, CEO and Founder of Higher Orbits.

You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn, and learn more about Higher Orbits on their website.

Selected Reading

China’s iSpace raises $730m to give wings to Falcon 9 challenger

China’s Space Epoch raises new funding, targets 2026 launch and recovery attempt - SpaceNews

Voyager and ATMOS Accelerate Access to Space

Kepler selects NanoAvionics as preferred European partner for optically-connected missions

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC Partner to Demonstrate Wildfire Detection Application Onboard AI-enabled Satellite

Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

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SatVu has closed a £30m funding round. Sateliot has signed a commercial contract with PLD Space for a dedicated rocket launch in 2027. Orbex released new photographs of its microlauncher, Prime, as the company looks to secure a future, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Courtney Stadd talking about the Beyond Earth Symposium. 

You can connect with Courtney on LinkedIn, and read more about the Beyond Earth Symposium on their website.

Selected Reading

NATO Innovation Fund backs Thermal Intelligence with multi-million SatVu investment

Sateliot and PLD Space Sign First Commercial Contract for a Dedicated Launch with MIURA 5 of Two Tritó Satellites

Orbex Releases Unseen Images of Prime Assembly as Administration Nears

Australasian Space Innovation Institute unveils National Digital Twin for Australian Agriculture as its first major project

Sophia Space and Outpost Technologies to Explore On-Orbit AI Compute and Manufacturing Use Cases

Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74 - NASA

NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II

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In this three-part series, ⁠Maria Varmazis⁠, host of ⁠T-Minus⁠ Space Daily and CyberWire Producer ⁠Liz Stokes⁠, take you inside NATO’s flagship cyber defense exercise, ⁠Cyber Coalition 2025⁠. Hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia, the exercise brings together military, government, and industry teams from across the alliance to respond to realistic, high-pressure cyberattack scenarios targeting critical infrastructure and operational networks.

Throughout the series, Maria and Liz will guide you through what they witnessed on the ground — from real-time threat detection and incident response to the strategic collaboration shaping NATO’s cyber resilience in an increasingly contested digital landscape.

Please follow along with the next episode of our three part series ⁠here⁠.

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The Aerospace Corporation discusses the future of Orbital Data Centers, or ODCs, with partners from Axiom Space and Sophia Space. Parker Wishik is joined by Jason Aspiotis, Director of In-Space Infrastructure & Logistics at Axiom Space, Dr. Leon Alkalai, Founder and CEO of Mandala Space Ventures and CTO at Sophia Space, along with Lori W. Gordon, Systems Director in the Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at The Aerospace Corporation. 

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Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance is essential in the space industry. We explore space supply chain cybersecurity with Frank Chimenti, Director of Programs at Beyond Gravity, and Regan Edens, CISO at DTC Global.

You can connect with Frank and Regan on LinkedIn, and learn more about CMMC compliance for space here.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched NASA’s SpaceX Crew 12 to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew are expected to dock on Valentine’s Day. Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the ISS, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Greg Gillinger, SVP for Strategy & Development, Integrity ISR.

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

Selected Reading

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 Launches to International Space Station

Arianespace successfully launches 32 Amazon Leo satellites with the first Ariane 64

NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station

Axiom Space Secures $350M in Financing to Accelerate Space Station, Spacesuit Development

NRO Advances Multi-Phenomenology Remote Sensing Solutions

Space Systems Command- Special Delivery: Valentine’s Day eCards!

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A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan launched the United States Space Force’s USSF-87 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Orbex has filed a notice of intention to appoint Administrators. The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a new €81.2 million contract with OHB Italia for the development of the Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety (Ramses) mission, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Gabe Zimmerman, Director of the In-Space product line at Ursa Major.

You can connect with Gabe on LinkedIn, and learn more about Ursa Major on their website.

Selected Reading

ULA launches first mission of 2026 with USSF-87 aboard Vulcan - SRB issue observed - NASASpaceFlight.com

Scottish rocket firm Orbex set to appoint administrators

Hypersonica raises €23.3 million Series A to deliver Europe’s first sovereign hypersonic strike capability

ESA awards contracts for Ramses mission to Apophis

AXA and Planet Partner to Revolutionize Disaster Management and Prevention

Hubble Space Telescope captures the stunning final breaths of a dying star

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Stoke Space has announced an extension of its previous Series D financing, bringing the total amount raised in the round to $860 million. Starcloud has revealed plans to launch Amazon Web Services’ AWS Outposts to space. Eutelsat has signed for €1bn Export Credit Agency financing for the procurement of satellites for its OneWeb constellation, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guests today are Stacey Connaughton and Jon Ferency from Purdue University. 

You can find out more about Purdue University’s Space Policy, Science, and Technology Symposium on their website.

Selected Reading

Stoke Space Technologies Extends Previously Announced Series D Financing to $860 Million

Starcloud to launch AWS Outposts hardware in space, aims to deploy fleet of 88,000 satellites

Eutelsat Signs Almost €1bn in Export Credit Agency Financing for the Procurement of LEO Satellites for its OneWeb Constellation

China moves toward manned lunar landing with Long March-10 rocket test - CGTN

Alpha FLTA007

2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science- UNESCO

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Elon Musk pivots SpaceX’s focus from Mars to the Moon. SpaceX has acquired a cylinder storage business, Hexagon Masterworks, for $15 million. Voyager Technologies has been awarded a new contract to provide full-service mission management services to the International Space Station (ISS), and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Felipe Machado, Commercial Sales Director at OPW Clean Energy Solutions’ CPC-Cryolab.

You can find out more about CPC-Cyrolab here.

Selected Reading

SpaceX prioritizes lunar 'self-growing city' over Mars project, Musk says- Reuters

Elon Musk X Post

SpaceX Acquires Aerospace Storage Cylinder Business from Hexagon Purus- Design and Development Today

Voyager Awarded $24.5M NASA JSC Mission Management Contract

Starlab Space and Auxilium Biotechnologies to Advance Life Sciences Research in Microgravity

International Space Station - NASA

Space Station Research Contributes to Artemis II - NASA

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