T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

It's International Women's Day! Viasat and Rocket Lab are teaming up. An end to Astra drama as they go private once again. The first entirely privately funded rocket might launch from Japan tomorrow.

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Our guest today is N2K Networks president Simone Petrella, and we’re chatting about  women in the STEM workforce. A perfect topic for today!

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Viasat and Rocket Lab Partner to Showcase On-Demand, Low-Latency Data Relay Services for LEO Satellites 

Astra Space, Inc. To Be Taken Private

Japanese private-sector rocket to be launched Saturday | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Space Force reimagines training, operations as conflicts intensify 

VENUS AEROSPACE ROTATING DETONATION ROCKET ENGINE ACHIEVES LONG-DURATION RUN

5800 pounds of batteries tossed off the ISS in 2021 will fall to Earth today | Space 

Atom Bombs in Space Are Back to Scare Us Again

‘Space: The Longest Goodbye’ explores astronauts’ mental health 

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Nobody's having an easy time of things right now but NASA especially is feeling budgetary pressure. The Planetary Science Caucus is back. Airbus invites startups to its summer 2024 accelerator program. China’s Mars Sample Return mission is “progressing smoothly,” and more.

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Our guest today is Michael Stevens, CLPS program and Peregrine and IM-1, SpectaCam space camera. 

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https://www.planetary.org/press-releases/planetary-science-caucus-rechartered-with-support-from-the-planetary-society?_gl=1*12oq2ih*_up*MQ.. 

https://www.planetary.org/advocacy/day-of-action?_gl=1*rxq0w7*_up*MQ..

https://www.plexal.com/our-work/airbus-space-accelerator/ 

https://fireflyspace.com/news/firefly-aerospace-announces-second-round-of-dream-payload-awardees/ 

China’s Mars sample return mission ‘progressing smoothly’ while Nasa struggles behind schedule 

https://www.iceye.com/press/press-releases/new-iceye-ocean-vision-strengthens-maritime-security-applications 

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NASA celebrates the newest class of Astronaut graduates as it puts out a call for new applicants. Terran Orbital is awarded an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a $45 million ceiling value by NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate. The UK Government has included up to £160 million for the connectivity in low Earth orbit program known as CLEO in the Spring Budget, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr Elaina Hyde, Director of York University’s Allan I Carswell Observatory.

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NASA Opens Astronaut Applications as Newest Class Graduates

https://twitter.com/lunarloral/status/1765001718163509569

Terran Orbital Awarded Up To $45 Million IDIQ by NASA to Support Space Technology Advancement- Business Wire

Agile Space Receives SpaceWERX Contract for Innovative Mobile Payload Processing Center

Space Force agencies pile on to find 'alternate PNT' capabilities - Breaking Defense

Elve Secures $15M in Series A Funding to Increase Manufacturing and Expand Customer Base- Business Wire

GITAI Successfully Demonstrates Robotics Construction Capabilities for Lunar Communications Towers

C-LEO Programme - GOV.UK

Spring Budget 2024 speech - GOV.UK

Meridian Space Command moves to Space Park Leicester

Dhruva Space and Swedish Space Corporation expand Ground Station network synergies, indicative of the long-standing Indo-Swedish bilateral cooperation

Is it time for a new Outer Space Treaty? Reports of Russian nuclear space weapon raise questions

NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried

Commentary: As space travel becomes more commercial, Florida must keep up

The Lost Universe - NASA Science

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SpaceX launches the Transporter 10 rideshare mission carrying 53 payloads to low Earth orbit. Terran Orbital has been awarded a $15.2 million contract to supply Ambassador Class satellite platforms complete with solar arrays and support equipment to the Air Force Research Laboratory, and more.

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Our guest today is John Thompson.

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Four Crew-8 Members Enter Station for Six-Month Mission

NASA addresses the crack in the hatch of Crew-8 spacecraft | Digital Trends

SpaceX launches 53 satellites on Transporter-10 rideshare flight, nails rocket landing (video) | Space

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Muon Space Establishes Communications, Confirms Health of Weather Satellite

Texas greenlights negotiations with SpaceX for Boca Chica State Park land exchange

Terran Orbital Awarded a $15.2 million Contract from the US Space Force

AAC Clyde Space wins SEK 56.2 M order from LusoSpace

Portugal Passes New Legislation to License Launch Centers - European Spaceflight

Historic licence for Queensland spaceport | Australian Space Agency

NASA Awards Contracts for Flight, Payload Integration Services

Viasat Chosen To Power Inflight Connectivity on Icelandair's New Airbus Aircraft

Blue Origin targets 2025 for cargo lander's inaugural moon trip, with humans to follow

NASA Joins Rice University for 2024 Space Studies Program

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 are currently on their way to the International Space Station, after they launched late last night from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Lockheed Martin’s makes a bid to acquire Terran Orbital for $600 million. NASA is shutting down a more than $2 billion project to test satellite servicing like fueling in space, citing higher costs and schedule delays, and more.

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Our guest today is Isabelle Mierau, Cofounder of the new Space Debris DAO. 

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Launches to International Space Station

NASA Expedition 71 Astronauts to Conduct Research aboard Space Station

NASA Collects First Surface Science in Decades via Commercial Moon Mission

Microalgae converts CO2 to oxygen in Turkish space experiment - Daily Sabah

Lockheed Martin looks to acquire spacecraft maker Terran Orbital for nearly $600 million

NASA to discontinue $2 billion satellite servicing project on higher costs, schedule delays- Reuters

Contracts for March 1, 2024

SpaceX Transporter 10

MDA LTD. To Be Added To S&P/TSX Composite Index

Rivada Secures U.K. Market Access License

Webb Unlocks Secrets of One of the Most Distant Galaxies Ever Seen - NASA Science

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Robert Kurson is the author of Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon. Find out what inspired him to document the lives of Astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Bill Anders.

You can learn more about Robert Kurson’s novels on his website.

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The US Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with The Boeing Company to resolve 199 violations of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. High winds and rough seas in the Atlantic have pushed back the launch of SpaceX Crew-8 Saturday at 11.16pm local time at the earliest, and more. 

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Our guest today is Robert Kurson, author of Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon. The US Congress passing a Continuing Resolution which extends the deadlines for passing the FY2024 appropriations bills further into March.

You can learn more about Robert Kurson’s novels on his website.

U.S. Department of State Concludes $51 Million Settlement Resolving Export Violations by The Boeing Company

Boeing in talks to buy supplier Spirit AeroSystems, WSJ reports- Reuters

Congress Clears New CR, Punting Shutdown Threat Further Into March – SpacePolicyOnline.com

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7169004907721654274/

NewsSpace ground tracking program to reach key milestone

NASA delays space station crew rotation flight, makes way for SpaceX Starlink launch - CBS 

IM-1 | Intuitive Machines

Sidus Space Announces Pricing of Public Offering | Business Wire

NASA Selects ACMI as Second Approved Exploration Park Facility

UK and France to deepen research and AI links following Horizon association - GOV.UK

Funding boost to grow Aussie space sector

Former NASA Administrator Richard Truly Passes Away – SpacePolicyOnline.com

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Intuitive Machines’ lunar lander Odysseus continues to operate on the surface of the Moon. The Russian made Nauka module attached to the International Space Station has suffered a leak of a backup cooling system. Iran successfully launched the "Pars-I" remote sensing and imaging satellite into orbit from Russia, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr. Knatokie Ford, Founder and CEO of Fly Sci Enterprise. 

You can learn more about Knatokie’s work on her website. 

IM-1 | Intuitive Machines

Lonestar Data Holdings Independence Payload Makes History with Successful Test Of Data Storage Concept From The Surface Of The Moon. 

Russian module on International Space Station suffers coolant leak- Reuters 

NASA monitoring increased leak in Russian ISS module - SpaceNews 

Russian module on International Space Station suffers coolant leak- Reuters 

Iran's Pars 1 satellite enters space after Russian launch- Reuters

Viasat Wins Contract from Northrop Grumman on U.S. Air Force's Commercial Space Internet Experiments

Congress Takes Action to Beat China in Space

Firefly Aerospace Doubles Facilities in Briggs, Texas to Support Medium Launch Vehicle

AAC Space Africa wins SEK 2.3 M satellite order

Bright Ascension And Third Planet Orbital Announce Partnership

Space-Caused Eye, Head Pressure Research as Crew-8 Preps for Launch

Varda Capsule Reentry - Full Video from LEO to Earth

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Rocket Lab reports financial results and shares a backlog of contracts valued at over $1 billion dollars. Astra Space Founders have offered to buy out the struggling company for $278 million. Northrop Grumman has warned employees that it could be facing layoffs at their space facility in southern California following a termination of a Space Force contract, and more.

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Our guest today is Aerospace Engineer and Agrifood Advocate, Allen Herbert.

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Rocket Lab Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results, Issues Guidance for the First Quarter 

Astra Space founders propose buyout at fraction of 2021 valuation- Reuters

Virgin Galactic Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Provides Business Update

Northrop Grumman warns space sector employees of potential layoffs - SpaceNews

Abu Dhabi sovereign fund to invest space tech, AI this year | Reuters

Spacetech startup for propulsion systems Spacefields raises first institutional funding - The Economic Times

US tells Musk to allow service in Taiwan - Taipei Times

Record-breaking Army astronaut receives rare qualification device | Article

Korean researchers create an electrostatic environment that simulates the moon's surface

It turns out that Odysseus landed on the Moon without any altimetry data- Ars Technica

NASA Names New Station Manager, Space Operations Deputy

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