T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

China completes the construction of the first universal launch site for liquid fuel rockets in Wenchang City on the island province of Hainan. NASA is funding 10 new studies to examine more affordable and faster methods of bringing samples from Mars’ surface back to Earth. Redwire Corporation has been selected to develop and deliver Roll-Out Solar Array wings (ROSA) for Thales Alenia Space’s Space Inspire satellites, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr Sharon Lemac-Vincere, Academic at the University Of Strathclyde.

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China's 1st universal launchpad for liquid fuel rockets completed - CGTN

NASA Exploring Alternative Mars Sample Return Methods

NASA Invites Media to Rollout Event for Artemis II Moon Rocket Stage

NASA Administrator Remembers Apollo Astronaut William Anders

Redwire to Provide Roll-Out Solar Arrays for Thales Alenia Space’s Newest Telecommunications Satellite Product Line- Business Wire

Space ISAC: Cyber Warfare, Space Weather Keep Threat Levels High for Industry - Via Satellite

Virgin Galactic Completes 12th Successful Spaceflight- Business Wire

Norway Shifts Responsibility for Launch Permits to Aviation Authority

Scottish Space Network partners with Sustainable Alpha

Planet Labs PBC Announces Real-Time Insights Technology Using NVIDIA Jetson Platform- Business Wire

Booz Allen Acquires PAR Government Systems Corporation- Business Wire

RTX awarded $677 million US Navy contract for SPY-6 family of radars

Mission Little Prince : A Groundbreaking Collaboration between Interstellar Lab and The Antoine de Saint Exupéry Foundation to Grow Roses on the Moon

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Ross Garelick Bell is the Executive Director of the Aerospace States Association (ASA). ASA is an organization of state lieutenant governors, governor appointed delegates, state legislators, territorial and tribal government representatives and associate members from aerospace businesses, organizations, and academia. ASA brings together aviation and aerospace interests across each state to educate state legislators on issues specific to their state and provide networking opportunities to grow jobs and expand economic development. 

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Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore disembark from the Starliner capsule on to the International Space Agency. Rocket Lab has announced the launch window for the Company’s 50th Electron launch. Plant Labs first quarter revenue increased 15% year-over-year to a record $60.4 million, and more.

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AWS in Orbit: Empowering small farming through AI and space technologies. Yohei Nakayama, Chief Technology Officer at Degas Ltd., shares how his company is revolutionizing small farming in Ghana through AWS's cloud, AI, and space technologies. Yohei is joined by AWS Solutions Architect Emma Higashikawa. You can hear the full episode at space.n2k.com/aws.

Boeing's astronaut capsule arrives at the space station after thruster trouble 

Rocket Lab Sets Launch Date for 50th Electron Mission, Prepares to Deploy Five Satellites for Kinéis- Business Wire

Planet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025- Business Wire

China's private space company launches 3 satellites into orbit - CGTN

First test of space-based hypersonic tracking sensors 'within a week,' MDA director says - Breaking Defense

RTX provides Blue Canyon Satellites for NASA Polar climate mission

ESA and Vast signed a Memorandum of Understanding for future Vast space stations

Telespazio unveils deal with Starlink - Business - Ansa.it

FAA to Receive Launch and Reentry Flight Data from Two More Companies

Türkiye's 2nd astronaut prepares for historic space flight- Daily Sabah

That giant sunspot that supercharged auroras on Earth? It's back and may amp up the northern lights with June solar storms- Space

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SpaceX’s Starship completes a full test mission around the globe on the rocket's fourth flight. Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule docks with the International Space Station. Astra Space is proceeding with a merger agreement that will result in the delisting of its Class A common stock from the Nasdaq, and more.

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Our guest today is Scott McLaughlin, Executive Director of the New Mexico Spaceport Authority.

You can connect with Scott on LinkedIn and learn more about the Spaceport America Cup on the website.

SpaceX's Starship survives return to Earth, achieves landing test on fourth try- Reuters

Boeing Starliner team detects new helium leaks en route to space station- CNN

Astra Space, Inc. Files Definitive Information Statement

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Aalyria Selected for $1 Billion Space Force Rapid Capabilities Office Contract- Business Wire

Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko reaches 1,000 cumulative days in space – Spaceflight Now

China's Space Pioneer raises $207 mln to fund development of reusable rockets-  Reuters

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Dozens of companies, institutions and NGOs sign the Zero Debris Charter

Florida Venture Forum, Space Florida, DeepWork Capital, and FPL Announce Winners of $300,000 in 2024 Early Stage Venture Conference Investment

Moon Tree Planted at U.S. Capitol Marks Enduring NASA, Artemis Legacy

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Boeing's Starliner successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida this morning atop a ULA Atlas V rocket. Rocket Lab successfully completed the second of two back-to-back launches on Electron for NASA's latest climate science mission called PREFIRE. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a license authorization for SpaceX Starship Flight 4, and more.

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Our guest is Paul Bagdanove, Webb Telescope Mechanical Systems Engineer at KBR.

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Rocket Lab Successfully Completes Second Launch for NASA Climate Science Mission- Business Wire

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NASA to Change How It Points Hubble Space Telescope

Firefly Aerospace Announces Multi-Launch Agreement with Lockheed Martin for 25 Alpha Launches

True Anomaly Awarded Space Force Contract to Further Security in Space Domain

SES Space & Defense Demonstrates First Multi-orbit, Multi-band Commercial LEO Relay- Business Wire

Slingshot Aerospace and DARPA Develop New AI System Capable of Detecting Anomalous Satellites- Business Wire

BlackSky Awarded Electro-Optical Commercial Layer Contract Extension from National Reconnaissance Office

NASA Awards University Research Projects to Support Agency Missions

SUHORA and SatVu form a multi-year strategic alliance to provide Spaceborne High Resolution Thermal Sensing and analytics

Redwire Breaks Ground on New State-of-the-Art Microgravity Payload Development and Space Operations Facility in Floyd County, IN- Business Wire

Know your Chang'e-6: Chinese flag on moon's far side made of basalt - CGTN

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Iridium awarded a new five-year contract by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO), for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). China’s Chang’e 6  has lifted off from the lunar surface and is making its way back to Earth with moon rock samples. The first metal 3D printing aboard the International Space Station took place last Thursday in the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory module, and more.

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Iridium Awarded Five-Year, $94 Million Contract by Space Systems Command - Jun 4, 2024

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Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon- Reuters

ESA - First metal 3D printing on Space Station

ATEL Ventures, Inc. Provides $20M Venture Debt Facility to Isar Aerospace

NASA’s Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science

The ISS has a urine pump problem. Boeing's Starliner astronaut launch will flush it out.- Space

MDA Space Awarded Contract For Square Kilometre Array Project

HyImpulse set for more Koonibba blast offs - Space Connect

Transcelestial and Axiom Space forge collaboration to pioneer space laser communications from Southeast Asia

New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars | Reuters

Space-Based Solar Power Started as Sci-Fi and It Still Is - IEEE Spectrum

SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier: Bergan, Brad: 9780760384015: Amazon.com: Books 

"Flattered and Humbled": Two NASA astronauts inducted into Hall of Fame under Atlantis

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China has landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon for a second time with the successful lunar touchdown of Chang'e 6. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who was planning the first private flight around the moon on SpaceX’s Starliner called ‘dearMoon’, cancels the project. Boeing’s Starliner first crewed mission to the ISS is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, June 5, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr. Minkwan Kim, Associate Professor in Astronautics at the University of Southampton. 

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China lands on moon's far side in historic sample-retrieval mission- Reuters

dearMoon Notice of Project Cancellation

LAUNCH: ULA Atlas V Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test

L3Harris Completes Sale of Non-Core Assets to an Affiliate of Kanders & Company, Inc. for $200 Million

SAIC Announces First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2025 Results- Business Wire

Astra Space Inc. Receives and Subsequently Cures Deficiency Notice from Nasdaq Due to Late 10-Q Filing- Business Wire

NASA Awards Advance Technologies for Future Habitable Worlds Mission

Eutelsat Group Achieves Platinum Score in Space Sustainability Rating- Business Wire

Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated LEO (HALO) Program Solicitation

China gifts Arab states flags returned from space to show friendship - CGTN

Japan loses contact with Akatsuki, humanity's only active Venus probe- Space

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Shelli Brunswick champions space for all. Formerly a space acquisition, program management leader, and congressional liaison for the U.S. Air Force and COO at Space Foundation, she works with organizations around the world to connect the commercial, government, and educational sectors. Shelli brings a rich perspective and deep vision of the global space ecosystem, advocating for space technology innovation, entrepreneurship, and global partnership. Now she’s running her own organization and shares her passion for space workforce development with us.

You can connect with Shelli on LinkedIn and learn more about her work with SB Global LLC on her website.

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China’s commercial launch company Galactic Energy has launched two rockets in three days setting a new record for the shortest interval between two commercial launches by a private Chinese rocket company. NASA has welcomed Peru and Slovakia as new signatories to the Artemis Accords. NASA, Boeing and the United Launch Alliance say they’re still on track to launch the Starliner crew capsule on Saturday, June 1, and more.

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Our guest today is Amit Srivastava, Head of Lunar Architecture at the Andy Thomas Center for Space Resources at the University of Adelaide.

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Galactic Energy sets domestic record with 2 rocket launches in 3 days - CGTN

China to impose export controls on certain aviation, space equipment - CGTN

NASA Welcomes Peru as 41st Artemis Accords Signatory

NASA Welcomes Slovakia as New Artemis Accords Signatory

NASA Updates Coverage for Boeing’s Starliner Launch, Docking

Space Force Leverages Commercial Data Analytics to Aid Combatant Commands in New Ways- Space Systems Command 

BlackSky Wins $7 Million Dynamic Space-Based Imagery and Analytics Services Contract Renewal with Legacy International Government Customer

Sidus Space’s LizzieSat-1 Successfully Transmits Data from Orbit through the Power of its Artificial Intelligence (AI) Rapid Delivery Platform- Business Wire

Scout Space “Sparrow” Successfully Captures First In-Space Image

CisLunar Industries Earns Space Heritage

Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry unveil world's first wooden satellite - The Japan Times

Trailblazers to Lead ISSRDC Panel on Cancer Research, Regenerative Medicine, and In-Space Manufacturing

Momentus Receives Nasdaq Deficiency Notification Regarding Delayed Form 10-Q- Business Wire

Paragon Announces Water Purification System EDU for Starlab

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Finds Most Distant Known Galaxy

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Indian commercial space company Agnikul Cosmos launched the Agnibaan rocket for the first time. Russian cargo spacecraft Progress 88 lifts off carrying about 3 tons of food, propellant, and other supplies for the astronauts living aboard the International Space Station. INNOSPACE has signed launch service agreements with Brazil’s Federal University of Maranhão and Castro Leite Consultoria, and more.

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Our guests today are Nathan Butler and Barry Creighton from Brigham Young University’s rocket team.

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Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket- Reuters

Watch Russian cargo ship launch toward the ISS this morning- Space

INNOSPACE Signs Agreements on HANBIT-Nano Rocket to Launch Brazilian Satellites and Inertial System- Business Wire

SLIM Sleeps in this Month – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Momentus Receives Contract from DARPA to Pave the Way for Large-Scale Space Structures- Business Wire

Virgin Galactic Receives NYSE Continued Listing Standard Notice- Business Wire

Rocket Lab Sets Date for Second NASA PREFIRE Launch-  Business Wire

North Korean Military Satellite Launch Fails – SpacePolicyOnline.com

Commercial Spaceflight Federation Welcomes New President – Dave Cavossa

Shetland spaceport prepares for first rocket launch after official opening

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