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JAXA’s cyber threat. Nov 29, 2023

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Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) faced a significant cyber threat, though specifics about the timing and methods remain undisclosed. The U.S. Army has integrated space and cyber operations into its new multi-domain operations doctrine. The US and Saudi Arabia have begun negotiating a Framework Agreement for Cooperation in Aeronautics and the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes, and more.

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Selected Reading

Japan space agency hit with cyberattack, rocket and satellite info not accessed- Reuters

With formalized MDO doctrine, Army turns focus to space, cyber: Official- Breaking Defense

Joint Statement from the United States of America and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Intent to Cooperate in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes

India in Talks With Boeing, Blue Origin For Space Partnerships- Bloomberg

York Space Systems Achieves Historic Milestone, Successfully Demonstrates First Ever Link 16 Technology from Space on Tranche 0 Spacecraft

Telesat Government Solutions Awarded DARPA Space-BACN Phase 2 Contract

SpaceX Acquires Parachute Maker Pioneer Aerospace for $2.2 Million

SpaceX Announces a Starship Version Two is in the Works - Payload

The Most Expensive Space Missions in History

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Give to STEM this Tuesday. Nov 28, 2023

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Firefly Aerospace has completed the first hot fire test for its Miranda engine that will power the first stage of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 330 and the Medium Launch Vehicle the companies are developing together. US Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing Resilient Missile Warning, Missile Tracking, Missile Defense program office successfully completed the Critical Design Review for its EPOCH 1 space vehicles. Astra Space has raised an additional $2.7 million in “subsequent financing” from two existing investors and the company’s cofounders, and more.

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Our guest today is Martin Coates, CEO of Orbex.

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Selected Reading

Firefly Aerospace Completes First Miranda Engine Hot Fire Test

The first Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Program successfully completes its critical design review and goes into production

Solicitation Notice for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services

XArc / Astroport Company Group Announce $1.3 Million in Multiple NASA SBIR/STTR Awards for 2023

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson in India, set to strengthen NASA-ISRO partnership- Tech News

United States Securities And Exchange Commission- Astra Space, Inc.

Amazons-Project-Kuiper-and-NTTSKY-Perfect-JSAT-Form-Strategic-Collaboration-to-Bring-Advanced-Satellite-Connectivity-Options-to-Japan

China debuts high-resolution images of China Space Station - CGTN

The case for LEO satellite connectivity in $50 billion EIS contract

Where the naysayers are wrong when it comes to a Space National Guard - Breaking Defense

ESA - Spacelab to Gateway: 40 years of modules for people in space

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Nelson’s at the helm in India and UAE. Nov 27, 2023

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson is visiting India and UAE to discuss space cooperation. Kratos Defense and Security Services has been awarded an $579 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract from Space Systems Command to provide satellite communications support to the U.S. Space Force and Space Systems Command. Axiom Space has announced that it is going all-in on Amazon Web Services in support of its terrestrial information technology infrastructure, and more.

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Our guest today is Tim Reid, CEO of Mojave Air and Space Port.

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Selected Reading

NASA Administrator to Travel to India, UAE; Discuss Space Cooperation

Kratos Wins $579M Satellite Services Contract From Space Systems Command - GovCon Wire

STARCOM Releases Space Domain Awareness Doctrine Publication

Request for Information: National Plan for Civil Earth Observations

Axiom Space Goes All-In on AWS for Its Enterprise Cloud Services Needs on Earth

ESA - Hot fire: Ariane 6 ready to rumble

New UK funding for space technology projects - GOV.UK

Kim Jong Un inspects satellite photos of US, South Korea, state media says- Al Jazeera

Aerospace New Zealand Announcement

Space race 2.0: why Europe is joining the new dash to the moon

How These Guardians Avoid Satellite Collisions At 17000 Miles Per Hour

Vikings QB Joshua Dobbs talks love of space, giving back and his parents going viral

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Career Notes with Charles F. Bolden Jr, former NASA Astronaut and Administrator. Nov 24, 2023

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In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed Charles F. Bolden Jr. to be the 12th NASA Administrator, making him only the second astronaut to hold that position. While heading NASA, Bolden oversaw the transition from the Space Shuttle system to a new era of exploration, fully focused on the International Space Station (ISS) and aeronautics technology development.

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US Navy Aviator and former NASA Astronaut, John Herrington. Nov 23, 2023

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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 Navy Aviator and former NASA Astronaut. Herrington was selected as a mission specialist for STS-113. Today marks 21 years since his spaceflight to the International Space Station on November 23, 2002.

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Space dishes to delight ahead of Thanksgiving. Nov 22, 2023

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Lunar tech startup Venturi Astrolab of California announced its new lineup of customers for its upcoming lunar rover mission. Researchers at The Naval Research Lab have discovered solar-wind hydrogen in lunar samples. The UK’ Space Clusters Infrastructure Fund has awarded more than £47 million for 12 space research and development infrastructure projects, and more.

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Our guest today is US Space Policy Analyst, Brendan Curry.

Selected Reading

Venturi Astrolab’s rovers will deploy $160M worth of payloads on the moon- TechCrunch

Hydrogen detected in lunar samples, points to resource availability for space exploration

NASA One Step Closer to Fueling Space Missions with Plutonium-238

£47 million investment to supercharge space infrastructure across the UK

North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- Reuters

The Starliner-1 mission

Global temperature exceeds 2°C above pre-industrial average on 17 November

Commercial Flights Are Experiencing 'Unthinkable' GPS Attacks and Nobody Knows What to Do- Vice

10 Tech Trends That Will Impact the Satellite Industry in 2024

Space Companies Turn To Marketing To Advance Important Business Strategies

Exclusive: 'Act now' to keep US competitive in space race, senators say

Thanksgiving Celebrations in Space

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Pop the kettle on, UK Space is entering the chat. Nov 21, 2023

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The UK Space Conference opens with announcements from the UK Space Agency and Open Cosmos, MDA, and Skyrora and Spirit Aerospace. Thales Alenia Space to provide an S-Band Tracking, Telemetry and Command Transponder for Turkey’s AYAP-1 lunar spacecraft. Rocket Lab expands its production into the former Lockheed Martin Vertical Launch Building in Middle River, Maryland, and more.

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Our guest today is Karolina Dubiel, Founder of Girls in Aerospace Foundation.

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Selected Reading

The UK Space Ecosystem Cluster Directory - Satellite Applications Catapult

Open Cosmos To Build The UK Pathfinder Atlantic Constellation Satellite To Use AI To Improve Environmental Management

Skyrora and Spirit to enhance future UK launch capability

MDA announces strategic expansion in the UK

Thales Alenia Space to provide Communication Transponder for Turkey’s first lunar mission

Rocket Lab to Establish Space Structures Complex in Baltimore County to Supply Advanced Composite Products Internally and to Broader Space Industry

Satellogic Receives NOAA License to Expand U.S. Government Business

North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- Reuters

How China ties space projects in Africa with climate and security priorities

Vulcan Cert-1: Centaur V preparations underway

Stars aligning for Boeing crew launch in April - NASASpaceFlight.com

Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control- Space

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Ready, set, boom. Nov 20, 2023

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SpaceX deals with another mishap investigation after an anomaly causes an explosion and the use of the flight termination system during Starship’s second test flight. Ursa Major unveils a new solid rocket motor called Lynx. Austria based Blackshark.ai closes an oversubscribed Series A funding round, and more.

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Our guest today is Princeton University Researcher and Educator Mike Galvin.

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SpaceX's Starship rocket reaches space but is intentionally destroyed mid-flight

Starship lunar lander missions to require nearly 20 launches, NASA says - SpaceNews

Live coverage: SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California

US lawmakers urge scrutiny of SpaceX worker injuries after Reuters report

Meet Lynx: Ursa Major's Solution to Solid Rocket Motor Design and Manufacturing is a Game Changer for America's Defense Capabilities

Breaking human spaceflight records by chance- T-Minus Episode 112.

Blackshark.ai Closes an Oversubscribed Extension to its Series A Round, Totaling $35 Million, to Fast-Track Commercialization of its Unique GEOINT and 3D Mapping Technology.

First British person to walk on the moon by 2025, NASA predicts- The Telegraph

China to launch Tianzhou-7 cargo spacecraft in early 2024 - CGTN

Europe's space program plays catch-up with China and India - Nikkei Asia

Rain or shine: Why upgraded space-based weather-monitoring is crucial for the military - Breaking Defense

Could Musk’s Mars colony be a base for asteroid miners?- The Hill

Competition to name Australia’s lunar rover | Department of Industry, Science and Resources

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AWS in Orbit: Securing the space frontier with AI cybersecurity solutions. Nov 18, 2023

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Buffy Wajvoda is the Global Leader for Space Solutions Architecture at AWS Aerospace and Satellite. In this extended conversation, we dive into how AWS is supporting cybersecurity in the space domain. You can learn more at AWS re:Invent.

AWS in Orbit is a podcast collaboration between N2K and AWS to offer listeners an in-depth look at the transformative intersection of cloud computing, space technologies, and generative AI. You can learn more about AWS in Orbit at space.n2k.com/aws.

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AWS re:Invent

The security attendee’s guide to AWS re:Invent 2023- AWS Blog

Viasat Deploys Resilient Tactical Edge Capability with AWS- YouTube

How We Sent an AWS Snowcone into Orbit- AWS Blog

How to improve your security incident response processes with Jupyter notebooks- AWS Blog

Supporting security assessors in the Canadian public sector with AWS and Deloitte- AWS Blog

Establishing hybrid connectivity within a Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Medium Cloud reference architecture- AWS Blog

Evolving cyber threats demand new security approaches – The benefits of a unified and global IT/OT SOC- AWS Blog

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The Sirius business of lasers and space planes. Nov 17, 2023

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NASA holds the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications, beaming a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles away. Sierra Space lays off hundreds of members of staff. MDA announces a new Non-Geostationary Orbit satellite constellation, and more.

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Our guest today is David Logsdon, Senior Director at the Space Enterprise Council.

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Selected Reading

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data

Lockheed Martin Prepares First 5G.MIL® Payload for Orbit

Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch

MDA Initiates Work On A New Digital Satellite Constellation

Advanced Space's CAPSTONE Operates One Year at the Moon

Telenor sells Satellite unit for $217 mln- Reuters

China launches new-generation marine satellite - CGTN

Space training for African youths opens applications

Controversial Quantum Space Drive In Orbital Test, Others To Follow- Forbes

All systems go: Amazon confirms 100% success rate for Project Kuiper Protoflight mission

1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video)

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