T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

Albedo Space raises $48 million in a Series A round. Latitude has closed a Series B funding round that secured $30 million in new capital. Share My Space has transitioned to ALDORIA, and secured €10M in a Series A funding round, and more.

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We’re working with AWS to bring you an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. Today we have a preview of our fourth episode which is due to air on Saturday, 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,

Albedo Raises $48M Series A

Latitude closes $30M Series B

ALDORIA closes €10M Series A Funding

AAC Clyde Space wins SEK 9.9 M Sirius order

Lockheed Martin Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results

Space stock Intuitive Machines climbs ahead of historic commercial moon-landing mission

Capella Space and Floodbase Partner to Bring High-Resolution SAR Data to Parametric Insurers

Orbex Selected for European Commission and ESA's New Flight Ticket Initiative

Blue Origin joins 2 stages of New Glenn rocket for the 1st time (photo) | Space

Japan’s moonshot may mark breakthrough for future lunar missions - The Japan Times

Dr Tidiane Ouattara Appointed Head of the Science, Technology and Space Division at the AUC

Voyager Space Appoints Marshall Smith as Chief Technology Officer, Member of Starlab Space Board of Directors

Industry report calls for greater use of AI to extract untapped value from satellite data - SpaceNews

USPS Reaches for Final Frontier With New Priority Mail Stamps 

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NASA has completed the disassembly of the OSIRIS-REx sampler head to reveal the remainder of the asteroid Bennu sample inside. Sierra Space has tested its first full-scale, expandable space station structure, alongside softgoods technology partner ILC Dover. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency believes there’s a possibility of power generation for their lunar lander, and more.

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Our guest today is Aravind Ravichandran, founder of TerraWatch Space Advisory and Insights. 

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NASA’S OSIRIS-REx Curation Team Reveals Remaining Asteroid Sample

Sierra Space Advances its Revolutionary Commercial Space Station Technology

Redwire Selected as Strategic Supplier for Blue Origin’s Trailblazing Blue Ring Space Mobility Platform

JAXA | The results of the Moon Landing by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)

Laser Instrument on NASA’s LRO Successfully ‘Pings’ Indian Moon Lander

Axiom Space Celebrates Arrival of Ax-3 crew to International Space Station

Iran says it successfully launched satellite in Revolutionary Guards' space program- The Times of Israel

Surrey scientists to help build zero gravity space fuel system

Relativity Space wants to build 200-foot tower next to Long Beach Airport

Space Policy Official Details Approach to Maintaining U.S. Edge

'Star Trek' on Mars? Curiosity rover spots Starfleet symbol on Red Planet

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Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) mission is to be the pre-eminent multi-user commercial Space Launch company, providing world-class launch services supporting testing, launch and recovery of space vehicles and payloads flown to and from all space orbits. We spoke with ELA’s Executive Chairman and Group CEO, Michael Jones.

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You can also find out more about the Global Spaceport Alliance on their website.

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Japan’s lunar lander makes a successful touchdown on the moon. NOAA’s Office of Space Commerce announced the start of a commercial pathfinder project in support of its Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS). The European Space Agency finds layers of water ice stretching several kilometers below ground at Mars’ equator, and more.

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Our guest today is Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) Executive Chairman and Group CEO, Michael Jones.

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NASA, Partners to Welcome Private Crew Aboard Space Station

Astrobotic loses contact with hobbled Peregrine moon lander- Space

Office of Space Commerce Initiates TraCSS Pathfinder Projects

Sidus Space Unveils Cutting-edge Multi-Material 3D Printed Space Hardware Division

ESA - Buried water ice at Mars's equator?

The first large-scale vertical take-off and landing flight test mission of the Blue Arrow Aerospace Zhuque-3 reusable rocket was a complete success!

Scout Space names new chief executive officer - SpaceNews

Astroscale Plans Refueling Mission APS-R With Space Force Funding - Via Satellite

2024 Space4Youth Competition Open!

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Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander makes a controlled reentry to Earth over a remote area of the South Pacific. JAXA confirms that SLIM is ready to begin preparations for landing descent on Friday. SpaceX launches the Axiom 3 mission to the International Space Station, and more.

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Joining us for our monthly catch up is Space Lawyer and President of the Association of Commercial Space Professionals, Bryce Kennedy.

You can connect with Bryce on LinkedIn and learn more about ACSP on their website.

Update #20 for Peregrine Mission One- Astrobotic

JAXA | Transition to the landing preparation phase for the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)

Stem Cell-Derived Brain Organoids on Ax-3 Mission Seek to Improve Modeling for Neurodegenerative Diseases

SPACEWERX activity

DoD ‘completely rewrites’ classification policy for secret space programs

UK Sovereign Satellite Navigation Overlay Successfully Demonstrated for First Time

BlackSky Wins Initial Task Order Exceeding $1 Million Against New Multi-Year Contract to Deliver Space-based Intelligence Capabilities to Indonesian Ministry of Defense

Europe's access to space 'guaranteed' after 'painful' lessons of Ariane 6 delay, says ESA head- Euronews

James Webb Telescope detects earliest known black hole — it's really big for its age

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The Space Development Agency announces $2.5 billion in contracts split between L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space. The US Space Force will become the nation’s first military service that allows troops to switch between full-time and part-time work without formally transferring to a Reserve component or the National Guard. The US Federal Government holds a Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing on returning to the Moon and keeping NASA on track, and more.

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Our guest today is Geology and Astronomy student at The College Of Charleston Honors, Tyler Glymph.

SDA Awards $2.5B in Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Prototype Agreements to 3 Companies- GovCon Wire

Congress approves Space Force part-timers, but still no Space Guard

Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee Hearing - Returning to the Moon: Keeping Artemis on Track

NASA Administrator Names New Head of Space Technology

Mage Networks Signs Memorandum of Understanding for Telesat Lightspeed Services

Spaceium Partners Space Machines for Space Cryogenic Refuelling

Water on the Moon: international prize launches for purifying lunar water - GOV.UK

Spacelog: What's the 'new arrival' on the Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft?

Oman unveils plans to set up Middle East’s first spaceport | Oman – Gulf News

Berkeley SkyDeck and Berkeley Space Center Join Forces for Air and Space Accelerator Track- Business Wire

Axiom and SpaceX are disrupting Europe’s traditional pathway to space- Ars Technica

In US-China space race, success depends on lunar landings and orbital ‘parking spots’

Meet Helios, a new class of space tug with some real muscle- Ars Technica

JWST Reveals Young Star Beta Pictoris Has a Surprising Second Disk : ScienceAlert

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Space Capital finds commercial space companies raised $17.9 billion in 2023, which is a drop of 25%  from 2022. The US Space Development Agency is seeking industry feedback for the final of three types of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) space vehicles known as T2TL Gamma. John Deere signs a deal with SpaceX’s Starlink that will see the satellite company provide connectivity to farming equipment in remote locations, and more.

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Our guest today is For All Moonkind Co-Founder and CEO Michelle Hanlon.

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Space Investment Quarterly Reports

Middle East cash injection to propel space industry to $75bn- AGBI

Draft Program Solicitation Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma

SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on company's 300th successful mission- Space

John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership with SpaceX to Expand Rural Connectivity to Farmers through Satellite Communications

PowerLight joins Blue Origin to study power beaming system for the moon

Japan startup eyes fusion laser to shoot down space junk from ground - Nikkei Asia

Lunasa Space Announcement 

Plans for a National Rocket and Space Center in the Yucatán Peninsula Are Underway

Pale Blue Dot: Visualization Challenge

NASA Selects 12 Companies for Space Station Services Contract

Space startup Pixxel eyes satellite launches by mid-year, constellation by 2025

Update #17 for Peregrine Mission One- Astrobotic

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Welcome to the T-Minus Overview Radio Show. In this program we’ll feature some of the conversations from our daily podcast with the people who are forging the path in the new space era, from industry leaders, technology experts and pioneers, to educators, policy makers, research organizations, and more. On today’s episode we’re going to hear about what it’s like to travel to space from people who have trained and spent time in low Earth orbit.

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Our first guest is Aravind Ravichandran, CEO of consultancy firm Terra Watch. Our second guest is Kate van Dam from commercial Earth Observation company SkyFi. Our third guest is General Council of HawkEye 360, Dennis Burnnett.

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IENAI Space has designed a palm-sized propulsion option for future space missions. The ‘electrospray’ technology is being developed as a cost- and mass-effective method of propelling CubeSats and other small satellites. For the first time in Europe, this ionic-liquid based electrospray propulsion system has achieved more than 400 hours of continuous operation. Learn more from IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande.

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Japan's H-IIA launched from Tanegashima Space Center carrying the IGS Optical-8 spy satellite to orbit. The Gravity-1 vehicle, built by Chinese company Orienspace, lifted off the deck of a ship stationed in the Yellow Sea on Thursday. A new report from NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy (OTPS) advises against push towards space-based solar power, and more.

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Our guest today is IENAI Space Co-founder and CEO, Daniel Pérez Grande.

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Mitsubishi Heavy launches H-IIA rocket carrying Japan's spy satellite- Reuters

Tianzhou-6 cargo spacecraft separates from China Space Station - CGTN

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video) | Space

Europe considers launching Copernicus satellite on Falcon 9 - SpaceNews

Digital Spaceport of the Future

Stem Cell Investigations to Improve Cancer Treatment Among Payloads Flying on Axiom Space's Third Private Astronaut Mission

Axiom tests next-gen spacesuit for effortless kneeling on Moon's terrain 

New Study Updates NASA on Space-Based Solar Power

NASA plans to unveil experimental X-59 supersonic jet on January 12- Popular Science

How the US replaced Russia’s RD-180 engine, strengthening competition

Countdown to graduation for Aussie Astronaut | Australian Space Agency

Space Force announces 2023 Polaris Award service-level recipients- United States Space Force

1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky

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