T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

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NASA crowdsources innovation in space. Jun 09, 2025

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The US Space Agency has announced 25 new NASA Open Innovation Service contracts. Protests are planned against proposed cuts to NASA’s budget. The UK Space Agency has launched a call for proposals for a UK-led scientific instrument for NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory, and more.

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Our guest today is Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory.

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Selected Reading

NASA Awards Third Crowdsourcing Contract Iteration

Ex-NASA Admin pick blames Musk ties for pulled nomination- The Register

Stop the NASA Budget Cuts Protest - Action Network

UK aims to lead an instrument on NASA mission to find habitable worlds

Canada reaffirms international collaboration with the European Space Agency

SpaceX fires up Super Heavy booster ahead of Starship's 10th test flight (video)- Space

Redwire Announces Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger to Acquire Edge Autonomy

Trump’s Golden Dome Creates Opening for Space Force to Gain Relevance

China's Tianwen 2 spacecraft sends home 1st photo as it heads for mysterious 'quasi-moon' asteroid- Space

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Axiom 4 science missions. Jun 07, 2025

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The Ax-4 mission will “realize the return” to human spaceflight for India, Poland, and Hungary, with each nation’s first government-sponsored flight in more than 40 years. While Ax-4 marks these countries' second human spaceflight mission in history, it will be the first time all three nations will execute a mission on board the International Space Station (ISS). We speak to Axiom’s Chief Scientist Dr. Lucie Low to find out more about the science experiments that will be joining the crew on the mission.

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Goodnight Moon. Jun 06, 2025

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ispace lost communication with its RESILIENCE lunar lander, and was forced to conclude its mission. US President Trump threatens to cancel subsidies and contracts with Elon Musk’s companies and Musk threatens to decommission the Dragon Capsule in retaliation. Dhruva Space has announced a strategic partnership with France-based Sodern ArianeGroup, and more.

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Selected Reading

Status Update on ispace Mission 2 SMBC x HAKUTO-R Venture Moon

Musk: SpaceX will ground spacecraft used to shuttle astronauts, cargo to space station

Dhruva Space and Sodern ArianeGroup Strengthen Indo-French Space Ties with HORUS Star Tracker In-Orbit Demonstration on LEAP-2 P-30 Mission

Dawn Aerospace Update on LinkedIn

Maritime Launch Receives Additional Infrastructure Reimbursement Approval for Over $10 Million from the Province of Nova Scotia for an Additional Small Launcher Launch Pad

Mynaric Advances Laser Communications with Product Deliveries and Technology Milestones

RTX and Northrop Grumman conduct successful rocket motor tests for U.S. Army's Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor

The Indian pilot set for a historic space journey on Axiom-4

Amity University Chhattisgarh Collaborates with NASA to Launch the State's First AERONET Atmospheric Monitoring Station

Experimental Sounding Rocket Association

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Russia to deploy an LLM to space. Jun 05, 2025

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Russia plans to integrate its homegrown Gigachat artificial intelligence model into IT systems on the International Space Station. The Commercial Space Federation has formed a new Space Supply Chain Council. Planet Labs published their financial results for the period ended April 30, 2025, and more.

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Our guest today is Dr. Andy Aldrin, CEO and President of the Aldrin Family Foundation.

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Selected Reading

Russia plans to integrate homegrown AI model into space station- Reuters

The Commercial Space Federation Announces the Creation of the Space Supply Chain Council (S2C2)

Planet Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2026

Voyager Closes $200 Million Credit Facility

What time will Japan's ispace Resilience probe land on the moon today? How to watch it live- Space

Eta Space tackles cryogenic boil-off with in-orbit refuelling

Core Components for NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Pass Major Shake Test

In the news today: Former astronaut, minister Marc Garneau dead at 76- thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Impulse Space’s rapid ascent. Jun 04, 2025

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Impulse Space has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round. Redwire’s advanced lunar and Martian manufacturing technology, Mason, has passed Critical Design Review (CDR). Astroscale UK has successfully completed the Critical Design Review for the ELSA-M In-Orbit Demonstration spacecraft, and more.

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Selected Reading

Impulse Space Secures $300 Million Series C to Accelerate the Future of In-Space Mobility

Redwire Receives NASA Approval to Advance Cutting-Edge Manufacturing Technology for Building Infrastructure on Moon and Mars

Astroscale’s ELSA-M spacecraft completes Critical Design Review

Maxar and Saab Agree Strategic Partnership to Develop Multi-Domain Battlespace Solutions and Advance Europe’s Space-Based Capabilities

DIU selects new companies for the Hybrid Space Architecture project. (Maxar Interview)

Planet Expands Business with Welsh Government for Land and Natural Resource Management

Rocket Lab Schedules Third Electron Launch in 24 Days to Deploy Next Mission for iQPS

Reflect Orbital Selected for SBIR Phase II Contract by AFWERX to Advance Satellite-Based Sunlight Redirection Technology

IonQ Completes Acquisition of Lightsynq, Accelerating Quantum Computing and Networking Roadmap

America’s First Spacewalk - NASA

Two space vets added to Astronaut Hall of Fame as one awaits launch- collectSPACE

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Missile tracking from space. Jun 03, 2025

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US Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded a $1.2 billion contract for 10 Epoch 2 space vehicles for the US Space Force’s (USSF’s) Resilient Missile Warning Tracking (MWT) architecture to BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems. Jacobs has been selected by the US Space Force to provide operations, maintenance and integration support services for the branch’s Eastern and Western ranges. Voyager Technologies is seeking to raise as much as $319 million in an initial public offering, and more.

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Our guest today is Ellison Anne Williams, CEO at Enveil.

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Selected Reading

USSF strengthens resilience in missile warning, tracking with new Epoch 2 constellation in MEO- Space Systems Command

Jacobs Wins $4B Space Force Contract for Range Operations Support

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 10th Electron Mission for Multi-Launch Customer BlackSky

Space, Defense Firm Voyager Seeks to Raise $319 Million in IPO - Bloomberg

iRocket and Wilbur Ross-Backed BPGC Acquisition Corp. Announce a $400 Million Merger Letter of Intent for a Business Combination to Transform the Space Launch Industry and List iRocket on Nasdaq

Maritime Launch and T-Minus Engineering Announce Plans for Hypersonic Suborbital Launches from Spaceport Nova Scotia

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau Accepts for Filing Globalstar’s C-3 Petition for Advancing Mobile Satellite Services Network Expansion

York Space Systems Completes Successful Preliminary Design Review for SDA's T2TL-Gamma Ahead of Schedule’

First Axiom Space-Tested Research Drug Goes to Clinical Trials: Accelerating Cancer Research in Microgravity

Redwire Awarded Contract from Aspera Biomedicines to Investigate Cutting-Edge Cancer Treatment in Space

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Who will run NASA? Jun 02, 2025

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The US Administration has withdrawn the nomination of Jared Isaacman to head NASA. The eighth GPS III space vehicle launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Friday. Maxar Space Systems has been awarded a contract by EchoStar Corporation to manufacture EchoStar XXVI, and more.

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Aegis Space Law Attorney’s Bailey Reichelt and Jack Shelton bring you the Aegis Space Law monthly segment.

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Selected Reading

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114605559474286180

Another Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Lifts Off into Orbit

Maxar Space Systems Selected to Build High-Power EchoStar XXVI Satellite

Uganda Hosts First Workshop for the African Development Satellite Project - Space in Africa

ispace Completes Success 8 of Mission 2 Milestones

Trailblazing STEM Educator Amy Medina Jorge Completes Spaceflight on Blue Origin’s NS-32 Mission - AIAA - Shaping the future of aerospace

North Korea no longer bans military use of space for defense purposes

SES’s O3b mPOWER System Receives Platinum Space Sustainability Rating

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AWS in Orbit: Security and Compliance with Gov Cloud. May 31, 2025

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You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

Our guests on this episode are Clint Crosier (Maj Gen, Air Force/Space Force Retired), Director, AWS Aerospace and Satellite and Jeff McLain, Cloud Security Architect at United Launch Alliance.

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Selected Reading

AWS Aerospace and Satellite

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Happy birthday to the European Space Agency. May 30, 2025

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Northrup Grumman has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of their co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse. Chinese startup Space Epoch has completed its first sea recovery test of a verification rocket. Jaguar Space is collaborating with The Karman Project in a multinational partnership, and more.

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Selected Reading

Northrop Grumman Invests $50 Million in Firefly Aerospace to Advance Medium Launch Vehicle Named Eclipse™

Chinese rocket completes vertical sea recovery test to boost reusable technology

India's Protoplanet and Jaguar Space sign MOU

Snowdonia Space Centre Officially Opens with Support from UK Space Agency

Elevating Europe in space for fifty years

Watch SpaceX launch advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force today in record-short turnaround

New Shepard's Crewed NS-32 Mission Targets Liftoff on Saturday, May 31- Blue Origin

Momentus to Host Portal Space Systems’ Inaugural On-orbit Demonstration Mission- Satcom

UNOOSA "When the sky falls"

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Forging new space in Portugal. May 29, 2025

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UK ISAM company Space Forge has increased its global footprint, opening a new office in Portugal. Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DTSA) is collaborating with the AST SpaceMobile to enhance connectivity. Karman Space and Defense has acquired Industrial Solid Propulsion, and more.

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Our guest today is Michael Geist, Vice President of Product Management at SES Space & Defense.

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Selected Reading

Karman Space & Defense Acquires Industrial Solid Propulsion (“ISP”), a Leading Supplier of Energetic Propulsion Technologies for Next-Generation UAS, UAS Intercept and Rocket-Assisted Takeoff Systems

Space Forge launches EU Expansion with new Portugal office

DSTA Partners With AST SpaceMobile To Extend Network Coverage From Space

Xodiac’s 176th Flight Update

NASA Helps with Progress on Vast's Haven-1 Commercial Space Station

Voyager Onboards With U.S. GSA Government-wide OASIS+ Contract