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Starship: when one door closes, another surely opens? May 28, 2025

Show notes

SpaceX’s Starship test flight 9 fails to meet its mission objectives. Rocket Lab to acquire payload development and manufacturing company Geost for $275 million. Sierra Space has been awarded a NASA contract to study the use of the Company’s expandable space station technology on the moon, and more.

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Selected Reading

Starship's Ninth Flight Test

Rocket Lab Enters Payload Market with Agreement to Acquire Geost, Positioning Itself as Disruptive Prime to U.S. National Security

Sierra Space Awarded Lunar Logistics Contract by NASA

Call for Evidence: Finding Regions of Scientific and Operational Interest for a European Lunar Exploration Infrastructure

Ahead of the launch: What is the Tianwen-2 mission? - CGTN

NASA’S EZIE Begins Study of Auroral Electrojets

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Sofia to Space: EnduroSat’s Satellite Surge. May 27, 2025

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EnduroSat has raised €43 Million in an investment round to support the production of their satellites. The Czech Republic says it will send an astronaut to space on a future Axiom mission. Redwire has delivered the onboard computer for the European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) Comet Interceptor mission, and more.

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Our guest today is Jim Way, Executive Director of the American Astronautical Society (AAS).

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Selected Reading

EnduroSat Secures €43 Million to Accelerate Endurance Gen3 Satellite Production

Czech Republic Intends to Send National Astronaut to Space on Future Axiom Mission

EgSA and Axiom Space Sign MoU to Promote Space Exploration and Development - Space in Africa

Redwire Successfully Delivers Onboard Computer for ESA’s Comet Interceptor Mission to Study Pristine Comet

UK Space Agency Accelerator

Intelsat Wins India Approval for Direct Broadcast Services

SatixFy Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Proposed Acquisition by MDA Space

Chinese, South African telescopes expand galactic horizons - CGTN

AECOM awarded a more than $80 million environmental remediation contract for Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

The European Space Agency will beam the famous 'Blue Danube' waltz into space

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The International Rocket Engineering Competition. May 26, 2025

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The Experimental Sounding Rocket Association (ESRA) is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 for the purpose of fostering and promoting engineering knowledge and experience in the field of rocketry. In 2006, ESRA started the IREC, initially known as the Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition and later the Spaceport America Cup. As the competition quickly approaches its 20th year, we explore what attracts thousands of students to compete each year for the overall winners title. You can find out more at soundingrocket.org.

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The Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities. May 24, 2025

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The Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities (COSMIC) is a nationwide coalition working to invigorate a domestic in-space servicing, assembly, and manufacturing (ISAM) capability. The COSMIC Capstone Challenge (C3) is a competition to design a payload, to be hosted about the BCT X-Sat Venus Class bus, that will demonstrate a chain of three or more operations that provide an on-orbit, autonomous ISAM capability. Successful projects will engage in the early design work necessary for a complex ISAM mission that could be ready for launch by the end of the decade.

Our guests are Seetha Raghavan, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies of the College of Engineering at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach Campus and Joey Heying, Senior Space Systems Architecture Engineer at The Aerospace Corporation.

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FCC to expand satellite spectrum assets. May 23, 2025

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is looking to significantly expand satellite spectrum assets across multiple bands for current and next-generation space-based broadband connectivity. The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) has authorized Starship to return to flight. Impulse Space and SES have signed a multi-launch agreement, and more.

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Selected Reading

FCC Looks to Unleash 20,000 Megahertz for Satellite Spectrum Abundance

FAA General Statements- Federal Aviation Administration

SES Signs Multi-Launch Agreement for Helios Transport Services with Impulse Space

ICEYE and IHI start cooperation to develop SAR satellite constellation in Japan

$20.7 million approved by Texas Space Commission for SEARF grant awards

Chinese astronauts add debris shields to Tiangong space station during 8-hour spacewalk (video)

NASA Signs Agreement with Argentina’s Space Agency for Artemis II CubeSat

Astrobotic Lunar Wireless Charger System Qualified for Flight

Best model rocket sets 2025: NASA, Blue Origin, Estes, National Geographic and more

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Time to place your order for a spaceplane. May 22, 2025

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Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spacecraft has been offered for direct sale to customers with deliveries expected in 2027. Firefly Aerospace has signed a new agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre to deliver the Emirates Lunar Mission’s Rashid 2 Rover to the far side of the Moon on Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander. The CASSINI Business Accelerator program, an initiative of the European Commission and European Union Agency for the Space Program, has selected 20 new businesses for the latest cohort, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Steve Luczynski, President of the Aerospace Village.

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Selected Reading

Dawn Aerospace Begins Taking Orders for Aurora Spaceplane: A Breakthrough Rocket-Powered Aircraft

Firefly Aerospace Adds UAE’s Rashid 2 Rover to Blue Ghost Mission to the Far Side of the Moon

High 5 to the Stars- Cassini Accelerator

Redwire Awarded Contract to Provide Critical Avionics Technology for Multinational Earth Observation Satellite Constellation

Space Force losing 14% of its civilian workers - Defense One

Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 32nd Mission

Space Florida: Project Beep mystery aerospace company wants to hire 1,000 on Merritt Island

Giant 'white streak' appears over multiple US states as Chinese rocket dumps experimental fuel in space | Live Science

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US Golden Dome to include space defense. May 21, 2025

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The Trump Administration has appointed United States Space Force’s (USSF’s) Gen. Michael Guetlein to lead the Golden Dome project. MDA Space has increased its offer to acquire Satixfy Communications. Exolaunch has signed multi-year launch contracts with SpaceX that extend its small satellite launch capacity through 2028, and more.

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Selected Reading

USSF’s Gen. Michael Guetlein Appointed to Lead Golden Dome Project – SpacePolicyOnline.com

MDA Space and SatixFy Announce Amended Merger Agreement for Increased Consideration and Postponement of Shareholder Meeting

Exolaunch Procures Launches on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rideshare Missions through 2028

China invites overseas payload proposals for Mars sampling mission

NASA Sets Coverage for 32nd SpaceX Resupply Mission Departure

KMI on T-Minus Space

Wisk and NASA Sign Five-Year Research Partnership to Advance Autonomous Flight

Mysterious Bacteria Not Found on Earth Are Growing on China’s Space Station

Barrelhand and UNESCO Announce Memory Disc V3: A Modern-Day Rosetta Stone to Safeguard Humanity's Legacy in Space

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Europe’s push for space tech within the financial sector. May 20, 2025

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The Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are partnering to accelerate the use of satellite-based technologies within the financial sector. Starfish Space’s Otter Pup 2 mission to conduct rendezvous, proximity operations (RPO), and ultimately attempt docking with another spacecraft in LEO. Ursa Space Systems and Aireon are partnering to integrate Aireon's real-time aircraft tracking data into Ursa Space's geospatial platform, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is David Barnhart, CEO and co-founder of Arkisys.

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Selected Reading

LSA and EIB Launch “Space for Finance” Initiative - News & Media

Starfish Space Unveils Otter Pup 2 Mission

Space Hi-Jinkies. (Starfish Space Interview)

Ursa Space Systems and Aireon Team Up to Enhance Aircraft Monitoring with Space-Based ADS-B Data

ICEYE and Safran Announce Strategic Partnership on Persistent Surveillance Capabilities

SARsatX Secures $2.6M in Seed Funding - SpaceTech in Gulf Region

Yank Technologies Selected for Prestigious NASA Phase II Contract for Dust-Tolerant Resonant Connectors

NASA names geomagnetic storm for 1st time, honoring a space weather scientist who died suddenly in 2024

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India’s 101st space mission ends in failure. May 19, 2025

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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) experienced an anomaly during the third stage of the launch. Palantir USG selected to provide US Space Command and Control Data Platform solutions in support of the Department of Defense and Joint Force missions. SpaceX has acquired Akoustis Technologies for approximately $30.2 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities, and more.

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Parker Wishik, Communications Lead for Commercial and Civil Space at the Aerospace Corporation brings us the Space Nexus Segment with guests Jaydee Dyess from Agile Space Industries and Aimee Hubble.

You can connect with Parker on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Aerospace Corporation on their website. You can read about the Aerospace Corp. EP site here. Agile Dual mode Prop here.

Selected Reading

Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost- Space

Space Systems Command Advances Space C2 Dominance Decision Making through Data Platform Program- Space Systems Command

Akoustis Successfully Completes Sale of Assets to SpaceX

China's commercial ZQ-2E rocket sends six satellites into space - CGTN

Sophia Space Closes $3.5M Pre-Seed Round to Transform In-Orbit Computing

Security and defence partnership between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - GOV.UK

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches Third Mission for iQPS in Multi-Launch Contract, Sets Schedule For the Next iQPS Mission

Starlab Space and Balance Ophthalmics Partner to Address Astronaut Vision Loss

Nancy Grace Roman’s 100th Birthday - NASA

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GRC and DevSecOps are non-negotiable for space startups. May 17, 2025

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GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) and DevSecOps (Development, Security, and Operations) are complementary frameworks that aim to ensure secure and compliant software development. Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert. Brandon explains why integrated GRC and DevSecOps are non-negotiables for space startups.

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