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SDA Tranche 2 awards for L3Harris, Lockheed and Sierra. Jan 17, 2024

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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.

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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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Nothing runs like a Deere on Starlink. Jan 16, 2024

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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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T-Minus Overview- Earth Observation. Jan 15, 2024

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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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Palm-sized propulsion systems. Jan 13, 2024

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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.

You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI SPACE on their website.

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It’s been a week. Jan 12, 2024

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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.

You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn and learn more about IENAI SPACE on their website.

Selected Reading

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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Europe’s flush with funds. Jan 11, 2024

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Italian space logistics startup D-Orbit has raised more than $109 million in a funding round led by Japan's Marubeni. Spain-based Sateliot has secured €6 million Euros in new funding from Banco Santander. The European Space Agency says its EO4Security platform to fight environmental crime and monitor illegal activities from space, is fully operational, and more.

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Our guest today is Meteorologist Meredith Garofalo.

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Selected Reading

Banco Santander funds Sateliot with 6 million through its high growth enterprise program

ESA Director General’s Annual Press Briefing

New ESA Environmental Security Project Goes Live - Via Satellite

Axiom Space Flight Readiness Review Complete, Ax-3 Proceeds to Next Mission Milestone

China to launch 26,000 satellites, vying with U.S. for space power - Nikkei Asia

NASA Funds Laser Communications Tech with Small Business

NASA Selects Crew for Next Simulated Mars Mission

SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites

Hicks: U.S. Aims to Prevent Conflict in Space, Other Domains Through Deterrence

Space Business: Payload problems

Enabling a space circular economy by 2050

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Basking in Aditya’s glow. Jan 10, 2024

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India’s Aditya-L1 solar observatory reaches its final destination. China moves its lunar lander to its spaceport ready for a launch in the first quarter of this year. ArianeGroup reportedly increases financial support for MaiaSpace to €125 million, and more.

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Our guest today is John Rendon, CEO of the media company The Rendon Group.

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Selected Reading

Aditya-L1: India's Sun mission reaches final destination

China says it will launch its next lunar explorer in the first half of this year- AP News

ArianeGroup to Increase MaiaSpace Investment to €125M - European Spaceflight

University of Glasgow - Self-eating rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industry

Regulatory filing reveals ABL Space Systems targeting $100M in new funding

SpaceX targets February for third Starship test flight - SpaceNews

Sidus Space Achieves Critical Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Hardware Contract Milestones as its Nears the Launch of LizzieSat-1 in March 2024

John Kraus photos

The New Space Race Is Causing New Pollution Problems - The New York Times

USSF announces selections for Space Strategic Technology Institute 2

Enlightenment Capital Announces New Space Platform Auria- Boecore

NASA Selects Bold Proposal to "Swarm" Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes - Universe Today

NASA/JAXA XRISM Mission Reveals Its First Look at X-ray Cosmos

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NASA setbacks for Moon and Mars missions. Jan 09, 2024

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NASA is pushing back its schedule for Artemis 2 to September 2025, with the Artemis 3 mission, which will land the first humans on the moon since the 1970s, delayed to September 2026. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory lays off 100 contractors as part of a cost-cutting effort. Astrobotic says there’s no chance of soft landing Peregrine on the moon, and more.

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Our guest today is Anurita Chandola, a textile artist who has transitioned into a spacewear designer.

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Selected Reading

More delays for NASA's astronaut moonshots, with crew landing off until 2026

Questions about NASA's Mars Sample Return mission put JPL jobs in jeopardy - Los Angeles Times

News & Press | Astrobotic Technology

Voyager Space and Airbus Finalize Starlab Space LLC Joint Venture

Rocket Lab Makes its Defense Prime Debut with $0.5 Billion Contract to Design and Build Satellite Constellation for Space Development Agency- Business Wire

Army Space Vision

Venus Aerospace Partners With Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center On New Engine Technology

Muon Space Selected by AFWERX for SBIR Phase I Contract

ESA - Einstein Probe lifts off on a mission to monitor the X-ray sky

Arka Shines and Rudra Roars

NASA TechLeap Prize: Universal Payload Interface Challenge

Space Force taps Microsoft to build cloud-based, simulated space environment- DefenseScoop

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We’re out of our Vulcan minds. Jan 08, 2024

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United Launch Alliance successfully launches its Vulcan Centaur rocket. Astrobotics’ Peregrine lunar lander experiences an anomaly. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has announced plans to provide an airlock for NASA’s Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon, and more.

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Our guest today is Space Author John G. Bluck.

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Selected Reading

United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket

Peregrine lander: Private US Moon mission runs into trouble

NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans

NASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi appointed Minister of Youth

NASA Adjusts Agreements to Benefit Commercial Station Development

Space Force is crafting in-house cyber teams but sees need for closer work with USCYBERCOM

Spire Global Awarded $9.4 Million Contract by NOAA for Satellite Weather Data

UN space tsar calls for increase in junk clean-up efforts

A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer - POLITICO

Office of Space Commerce Announces New Regulatory Division Head

Orbex lands “stellar” CEO and Chair team to accelerate growth

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Shifting from GEO to LEO with Telesat. Jan 06, 2024

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As systems get smaller and more powerful, it seems many of the capabilities currently operating in geostationary orbit (GEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) will largely move towards the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) market over the next 10 to 15 years. We spoke to Philip Harlow, President of commercial satellite operator Telesat about the market and military shift.

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