T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

China launches three taikonauts to Tiangong space station. Japan’s ispace blames software issues for the failed lunar landing mission. A Japanese public-private partnership has announced that it will attempt to beam solar energy from space as early as 2025. Spain signs the Artemis Accords, and more.

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Our guest for today’s episode is Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency. Josef talks to our Executive Producer Brandon Karpf about ESA's cybersecurity strategy, security by design, and digital transformation.

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China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off- CNN

Crash of private Japanese moon lander blamed on touchdown location switch- Oxford Mail

Japan to try beaming solar power from space in mid-decade- Nikkei Asia

The United Arab Emirates Is Heading for the Asteroid Belt- NY Times

SpaceX launches Badr-8 to bolster Arabsat’s satellite fleet- Space News

Soyuz 2.1a launches Kondor-FKA n°1 satellite from Vostochny- NASASpaceFlight.com 

Telesat selects Space Flight Laboratory to manufacture LEO 3 demonstration satellite- Yahoo Finance

Have Space Command HQ Requirements Changed? Investigations Underway- Military.com

NASA Welcomes Spain as 25th Artemis Accords Signatory- NASA

NASA inspector general faults agency on SLS booster and engine overruns- Space News

U.S. Department of Education, NASA Strengthen Partnership to Advance STEM and Space Education- Ed.gov

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Our guest for today's Deep Space episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. 

Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her on LinkedIn.

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The UK’s Royal Navy has successfully tested a quantum navigation system. Space Force awards Northrop Grumman a weather satellite launch contract. Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s vehicle to host a fuel depot for an in-orbit refueling demonstration for the US Space Force. NASA completes its TROPICs constellation, and more.

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Our guest for today’s episode is former NASA Astronaut Colonel Eileen Collins talking about current human spaceflight launches and future missions to Mars. 

Col. Collins has released a new book “Through the Glass Ceiling to the Stars: The Story of the First American Woman to Command a Space Mission” and you can connect with her on LinkedIn.

Royal Navy's experimental ship carries out first trial of quantum navigation system- Sky

£37bn added to UK economy by aerospace and defence- Aerospace Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman wins $45 million Space Force contract to launch small weather satellite- Space News

Orbit Fab selects Impulse Space’s orbital vehicle for in-space refueling demo- Space News

The Space Force’s new fitness regime has landed- Air Force Times

Rocket Lab launches 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watching probes to orbit- Space.com

SpaceX investment in Starship approaches $5 billion- Space News

Planet and UAE Space Agency Forge Climate Change Partnership- Via Satellite

Intuitive Machines Lunar Landing Site Moves to South Pole- NASA

Space Hero and Partners Launch Innovative Space Village, Boosting Space Tourism- Space Daily

Weather Network Needed For Precision Human Landings On Mars, Says ESA- Forbes

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Virgin Galactic returns to space. Space Force is partnering with the Air Force on offensive space cyber operations. South Korea delivers its first commercial grade satellite into orbit, and more.

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Our featured interview today is with Jon Check, Executive Director of Cyber Protection Solutions at Raytheon Intelligence and Space. He joins us to discuss Raytheon’s support for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.

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VIRGIN GALACTIC COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL SPACEFLIGHT- Virgin Galactic

5.24 Schriever Spacepower Series: Lt Gen Stephen N. Whiting - Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies 

Unified and integrated: How Space Force envisions the future of data-sharing for space operations - Breaking Defense

NGA making 'significant advances' months into AI-focused Project Maven takeover - Breaking Defense   

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to demo data processing node- C4ISRNET

(5th LD) S. Korea launches space rocket Nuri following delay - Yonhap News Agency 

Fleet Space raises A$50M Series C to globalise revolutionary critical minerals exploration tech- Fleet PR

Dish in Talks to Sell Wireless Plans Through Amazon - WSJ

Does the roar of rocket launches harm wildlife? These scientists seek answers- Nature 

ESA receives Space for Climate Protection Award- ESA

LEGO sends 1,000 astronauts to space and lands them safely in a mini space-shuttle- Space.com

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Astranis announces that their Arcturus satellite has not only successfully settled into its spot in geostationary orbit over Alaska, it's also completed an end-to-end payload test, with the satellite connecting to a ground station in Utah and user terminals in Alaska. Satellite Vu reports a Series A2 investment of $15.8m. Northrop Grumman announces a Preliminary Design Review for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program. A round up of other news from GEOINT 2023, and more.

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Our guest for today’s episode is Marie Planchard from Dassault Systèmes who is the lead for 3D Experience Works Engagement on supporting student competitions such as the Spaceport America Cup.

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Debut Astranis satellite beams first signals to Alaska- Space News 

Breaking barriers in climate action: Satellite Vu raises further £12.7m ($15.8m), bringing investment total to £30.5m ($37.9m)- Satellite Vu

Missile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review- Space News 

NGA emphasizing space GEOINT mission, developing lunar model for operators: Director- Breaking Defense

NRO seeking new electro-optical imagery from private sector- Breaking Defense

DARPA Awards 4 Contracts for SAR Collection and Processing Under the Drift Program- Via Satellite

Japan to expand use of space for defense, vow to protect satellites- Kyodo News

Moon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of private Japanese lander (photos)- Space.com

Space Robotics Startup GITAI Raises US$30 Million in Funding- GITAI

Details On Mysterious Object That Followed China’s Spaceplane Revealed In Recent Space Threat Assessment- The Debrief

NASA Funds Small Business to Advance Tech for Space, Earth- NASA

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SpaceX adds itself as co-defendant in an environmental lawsuit against the FAA. Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch, and Vast Space have all been named in court filings that divide Virgin Orbits assets. Arctic Space and One Web receive approval for Satellite Network Portal ground station in Sweden. Viasat and Inmarsat inch closer to merger, and more.

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Steven Tomaszewski, Senior Director at Aerospace Industries Association, on national security space considerations and policy.

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SpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work- CNBC 

Virgin Orbit sells assets in bankruptcy auction to Rocket Lab, Stratolaunch and Vast’s Launcher- CNBC

Arctic Space Technologies to support OneWeb’s constellation with construction of hyperscale satellite ground station installation- One Web

Iridium and OneWeb Confirm Success Post SpaceX Launch- Via Satellite

Inmarsat Adds Free Wave Technologies as IoT Partner- Via Satellite

L3HARRIS RECEIVES CONTRACT TO ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY FOR INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY- L3Harris

AFRL taps Ursa Major for hypersonic, space launch engines- Breaking Defense

The Spaceport Company demonstrates offshore launch operations- SpaceNews

Space Mining Market Technology Thriving to Touch USD 1.99 Billion by 2027, With a CAGR of 14.41% - New study Research Report by Market Research Future (MRFR)- Global Newswire

Sending astronauts to Mars by 2040 is 'an audacious goal' but NASA is trying anyway- Space.com

How NASA Plans to Melt the Moon—and Build on Mars- Wired

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Quad leaders summit gives space a shoutout. FCC approves a possible Viasat-Inmarsat deal. Special coverage from the GEOINT summit happening this week (and there’s already lots of it). Space Force goes meta. And Melissa Quinn gives us the insider perspective on Spaceport Cornwall and UK launch services.

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Our featured interview today is with Melissa Quinn, Head of Spaceport Cornwall, on what’s next for domestic launch services, providers, and users in the UK.

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Quad Leaders’ Summit Fact Sheet - The White House 

Australia-United States Joint Leaders’ Statement - An Alliance for our Times - The White House 

Viasat’s proposed acquisition of Inmarsat receives U.S. Federal Communications Commission approval - Press Release

Umbra and Ursa to collaborate on radar imaging data products - SpaceNews 

Planet seeks partners that can extract more value from data - SpaceNews

Planet-led RapidAI4EO Consortium Releases One of the Largest Earth Observation Training Datasets for Machine Learning Applications - Press Release 

Impact Observatory Launches IO Monitor to Understand Climate, Financial, and Environmental Risk in Near Real-Time - Press Release 

AT&T tries to block Starlink/T-Mobile plan for satellite-to-phone service - Ars Technica

Stoke Space has received repeated investments from the venture arm for the U.S. intelligence community - TechCrunch 

Space Force turns to metaverse to predict effects of spaceport congestion - SpaceNews 

Head of Spaceport Cornwall, Melissa Quinn, Announces Departure from Cornwall Council - Press Release 

Start-Ups Bring Silicon Valley Ethos to a Lumbering Military-Industrial Complex - NY Times 

Size of the Prize: Assessing the Market for Edge Computing in Space - Via Satellite

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Our Deep Space guest is Namrata Goswami for an exclusive discussion about India’s new space policy. India's new space policy is driving the privatization of their entire space ecosystem. We delve into the motivations, impacts, and implications of this progressive policy. 

Learn about the strategic shift towards privatization and commercialization of space activities, including satellite construction, launch vehicles, and more, with particular emphasis on civilian space capabilities. Namrata also reviews the response from other global space players, and the ripple effects on India's burgeoning private space sector.

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Blue Origin and Blue Moon. CAPSTONE achieves some milestones. SpiderOak gets another funding round. RPS in space is getting smaller. A wooden satellite! FCC denies Dish Network over Starlink. Axiom-2 mission is go for launch. And the Karman Project announces new fellows.

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Our guest today is Namrata Goswami, Senior Analyst, for a deep dive about the India Space Policy 2023. This is only part of our conversation with Namrata. For the full interview, tune in to tomorrow’s episode of T-Minus Deep Space.

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Advanced Space successfully completes 6-month CAPSTONE primary mission at the Moon for NASA 

CNL aims to better protect Canadian astronauts through new project funded by the Canadian Space Agency 

Zeno Power gets $30 million to build radioisotope-powered satellite for U.S. military - SpaceNews

Wooden satellites? Japan proves magnolia has right stuff for space - Nikkei Asia

FCC rejects Dish 5G plan that could have made Starlink broadband “unusable” - Ars Technica

Investing in Space: Is SpaceX's Starlink growing satellite internet market share, or taking it? - CNBC 

Private Axiom-2 crew set for launch from Kennedy Space Center - Florida Today  

Meet the next cohort of leaders who are shaping the future of space - The Karman Project

Future space food could be made from astronaut breath - MIT Technology Review 

Space Business: Cost Plus - Quartz

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