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On a roll for Rocket Lab. Oct 15, 2025

Show notes

Rocket Lab launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective. Germany’s Exolaunch and India’s Skyroot have announced a new partnership to provide launch access. The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released a National Space Strategy Toolkit, and more.

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Selected Reading

Mission Success: Rocket Lab Launches Latest Satellite for Synspective

Germany's Exolaunch and India's Skyroot Aerospace Announce Strategic Partnership Agreement to Advance Access to Space

National Space Strategy Toolkit- World Economic Forum

K2 Space Announces Details of Groundbreaking 2027 Mission

China successfully launches new test satellite - CGTN

SpaceX - Launches

WISeKey's WISeSat.Space to Test Post-Quantum Communication from Space During SpaceX Launch on November 10, 2025

Astronomers discover rare double-ringed odd radio circle in space- CNN

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Are satellites vulnerable to eavesdropping? Oct 14, 2025

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New research shows around half of geostationary satellite signals are vulnerable to eavesdropping. China’s Space Pioneer raises approximately $350 million in its latest funding rounds. Impulse Space announces its new lunar lander plans, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is David Barnhart, CEO and Founder of Arkisys.

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Selected Reading

Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data- WIRED

SATCOM Security

Tianbing Technology completed nearly 2.5 billion yuan in Pre-D and D rounds of financing, accelerating the construction of the entire commercial aerospace industry chain layout

JPL Workforce Update

SpaceX - Starship's Eleventh Flight Test

SpaceX launches 24 Amazon Kuiper satellites following days of weather delays – Spaceflight Now

Momentus Signs $15 Million Global Agreement with Solstar Space

Owl New World- Rocket Lab

NASA Is Crucial to the U.S. Winning the New Space Race- Scientific American

World Space Week Ends With A Big Announcement

https://www.instagram.com/p/DPxTQGNCPzF/

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The first Indigenous American in space. Oct 13, 2025

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John Herrington was the first enrolled member of a Native American tribe to fly in space. He is a member of the Chickasaw Nation, a retired US Naval Aviator and Test Pilot, and a retired NASA Astronaut. Herrington was selected as a mission specialist for STS-113 and flew to the International Space Station on November 23, 2002.

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The European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC). Oct 11, 2025

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The European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) is being held October 9-15 in Portugal. EuRoC is the first rocket launch competition for European university teams. The Portuguese Space Agency created the competition in 2020 and has since hosted teams from various European countries in the Alentejo region. We find out more about the 2025 competition from Marta Gonçalves, Science & Education Officer at the Portuguese Space Agency.

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Space is powering the next era of global connectivity. Oct 10, 2025

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Rocket Lab has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Viasat has been selected for a prime contract award by the US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) for the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program. The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract extension to Creotech Instruments for the development and launch of a fourth satellite for Poland’s CAMILA Earth observation constellation, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

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

Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) Program

Poland Adds Fourth Satellite to CAMILA Earth Observation Constellation

Sateliot And Nordic Achieve A Historic Milestone By Connecting For The First Time A Cellular 5G IoT Device From Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

Faraday Factory and Zenno advance HTS magnets for space

Billionaire Isaacman Met With Trump Over Top NASA Job

A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big

Surge in static fires as China's space sector gains momentum - NASASpaceFlight.com

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New funding for reusable launch. Oct 09, 2025

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Stoke Space has raised $510 million in Series D funding. Muon Space has been awarded $44.6 million by the US Space Force for environmental monitoring. Momentus has been selected for two NASA demonstration flights, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Mark Wheatley, the founder of Delano Wheatley Consulting.

You can read the report 'Resilience: Mobilising the UK Financial Services to Advance the United Kingdom's National Interests', report here.

Selected Reading

Stoke Raises $510 Million to Scale Manufacturing of Fully reusable Nova Launch vehicle

Muon Space Awarded $44.6M Space Force SBIR Phase III Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Agreement to Demonstrate Dual-Use Environmental Monitoring Constellation

Momentus Awarded Contract from NASA to Test Groundbreaking Thruster In Space

Momentus Awarded $5.1M Contract From NASA for Mission to Support Production of Advanced Materials in Space

Blue Origin Completes 36th New Shepard Flight to Space

Japan program certifies space food specialists- Honolulu Star-Advertiser

SpaceNukes Partners with Space Ocean for Deep Space Science

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on McDonald's Monopoly bags- collectSPACE

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Can you hear me now? Oct 08, 2025

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Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to deliver cellular service from space. Space Capital’s Q3 2025 Space IQ report shows a $5.8 billion surge in private space investment. Blue Origin awarded a $78.25M Space Force contract to expand launch processing at Canaveral.

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Selected Reading

Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide cellular service from space. AST shares surge

Space Investment Quarterly Reports

Blue Origin Wins $78.25 Million Space Force Contract to Expand Launch Processing Capacity

ArianeGroup and Sabca sign supply contract for Ariane 6

ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth

China is developing ways to de-orbit space junk: Should we be worried?

Sepentrio And Xona Space Systems to Collaborate on Positioning Technology - Via Satellite

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Italy shoots for the stars. Oct 07, 2025

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Italy to open one of Europe’s largest satellite factories. Europe’s satellite mega-merger hits a snag. The FCC declares “Space Month” to fast-track U.S. satellite reforms.

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T-Minus Guest

Torsten Kriening from SpaceWatch.Global brings us his insights from World Space Business Week in Paris.

Selected Reading

New satellite plant to open in Italy to boost production capacity | Reuters

European major satellite venture still needs some time to finalise, source says | Reuters

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=8038

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=8024

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7993

Exclusive: FCC launches ‘Space Month’ to fast-track satellite licensing and spectrum reforms - SpaceNews

The Planetary Society Live

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Firefly fuels growth with an acquisition. Oct 06, 2025

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Firefly Aerospace announces its $855 million acquisition of SciTec. The U.S. Space Force awards SpaceX and ULA the first post-2027 launch contracts. Japan’s ispace completes key vibration tests for its Series 3 lunar lander.

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T-Minus Guest

Bailey Reichelt from Aegis Space Law and Matthew Linton from Linton Space Law bring us Space Law FAQs.

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Selected Reading

Firefly strengthens portfolio with $855 million deal for national security tech firm SciTec | Reuters

Space Force taps SpaceX, ULA for first set of critical launches beyond FY27 - Breaking Defense

ispace Announces Series 3 Lander Achieves Significant Testing Milestone for Mission 4

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/axiom-space_hungary-axodc-buildingopportunity-activity-7379933909985206272-N_V-/?rcm=ACoAAAgYa4kBQSgG6y9F3qpyRZA3smwobuJvR9E

4iG Space and Defence aims to become strategic investor of Axiom Space

ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia

https://lte.observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/Occultation-by-Ganymede-on-October-14-2025?lang=en

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Is space becoming more political? Oct 04, 2025

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Space has long been considered bi-partisan domain in the US, but is it becoming more political? Our guest is Kevin Kelly. Kevin is a former Senate appropriations staffer who oversaw funding for NASA, the NSF, and 25 other agencies. Now a partner at Actum, he advises some of the most influential players in science and defense. His career has spanned everything from nuclear tech and climate systems to the tools we use to monitor near-Earth threats, and he shares his thesis on why space is becoming more political.

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