T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

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Space business in Australia. Plus Tournear bending ears and China’s retort to Artemis. Apr 06, 2023

Show notes

The Australia-USA connection in the space industry. Apex Space is ramping up. Loft Orbital is staying busy. The SDA is happy with how the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture is progressing. SDA Director Tournear is bending ears about supply chain and sustainability. China and Venezuela shake on it, to the moon and back ❤️. And more.

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Selected Reading

Aerospace Corporation Virgin Orbit Hiring Fair | Event Registration

Advanced power systems blaze a trail for America's space effort | GeekWire

SSIB 2023 Hybrid Space Architecture and Advanced Power & Propulsion Working Groups | New Space NM

US$400m opportunity for Australian space sector | SpaceConnect

Economic opportunities in the space industry | KPMG

Satellite bus startup Apex Space plans first launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-10 | TechCrunch

Loft Orbital orders 15 more buses from Airbus OneWeb Satellites | SpaceNews

Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model | SpaceNews

Tournear: Demand Likely to Grow for Commercial Deorbiting Systems | Via Satellite

SDA’s Tournear ‘Just Not’ Afraid of Satellite Shootdowns. Supply Chain Is the Greater Worry | Air & Space Forces Magazine

China invites Venezuela to join moon base project | SpaceNews

Mars Ingenuity helicopter breaks record for speed and altitude, NASA says | CBS News

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The Space Safety Coalition takes on sustainability. Apr 05, 2023

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The Space Safety Coalition publishes its best practices 2.0. The White House is taking a look at LEO. Kenya’s first satellite is heading to orbit. The US Navy and Marines are making new strides in alignment on space systems. New CEO at ArianeGroup and new director at DoD DIU.

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Selected Reading

Event: From Surviving in Space to Thriving In Space: Closing the Human Factors “Technology Gap”

The Road Dragon Paved For Starship | Supercluster

India is Taking on China in the $447 Billion Space Economy | Bloomberg

Best Practices | Space Safety Coalition

A Q&A with Artemis II Astronaut Christina Hammond Koch | Payload

White House taps DoD, State to ensure US access to low Earth orbit | Breaking Defense

Agency Director Discusses Multi-Pronged Approach to Resiliency in Space | DoD

Navy's first 'space summit' focuses on shoring up Space Force support for maritime mission | Breaking Defense

Space Development Agency enters demonstration phase after first launch | C4ISRNET

NRL seeks EO/IR, ISR tech | Intelligence Community News

Kenya to launch first operational satellite next week | Al Jazeera

Exolaunch is Ready to Launch Over 15 Customer Satellites on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 Mission from Vandenberg. | Space Watch Africa

Arianegroup’s new CEO comes from Safran Electronics & Defense | SatNews

Apple executive Doug Beck tapped to lead the Defense Innovation Unit | SpaceNews

Northrop Grumman Wins Collier Trophy for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope | NGC

Baltimore County native Reid Wiseman will command NASA’s first manned moon mission since 1972 | Baltimore Sun

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Planetary defense gets some time in the sun. Apr 04, 2023

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Planetary defense gets some time in the sun. Farewell Virgin Orbit; hello Deloitte Space. Physical security, otter pups, and satellite… cameras? Astrocast gets a lifeline. Contracts and requirements from NRO and Space Force. A doctor, an astronaut, and four more astronauts walk onto a basketball court. All this and more in today’s episode of T-Minus

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Selected Reading

How Rapid Growth in Drone Use and EU Regulations Will Accelerate Demand for Satellite Connectivity | Via Satellite

How NASA Artemis astronauts learned they'd been picked for moon mission | The Washington Post

New Planetary Defense Strategy Outlines Key US Government Goals | OSTP | The White House

Deloitte Announces Formal Space Practice to Connect Organizations in Rapidly Growing Global Space Ecosystem | Deloitte

Redwire to demonstrate a security camera for military satellites | SpaceNews

Yahsat Takes Significant LEO Step Investing in Astrocast | Via Satellite

Kleos Space, Spire Global get contract extensions from NRO | SpaceNews

Safran’s resilient PNT system, NAVKITE, developed with French navy commandos | SatNews

Space Force seeking more narrowband communication satellites | C4ISRNET

Space Force asks industry input for second phase of MEO missile warning/tracking | Breaking Defense

Eutelsat Hotbird 13F Reaches Orbit | Via Satellite

AST SpaceMobile Updates on BlueWalker 3 Sat-to-Cell Tests | Via Satellite

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Introducing Artemis II. Plus Lockheed down under, SDA, Starship, Space Pioneer, and cybersecurity. Apr 03, 2023

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Artemis II crew announced. Starship moved to the launch site – booster tests imminent. Liquid-propelled Space Pioneer reaches orbit. The successful launch of SDA’s tranche 0 satellites and what it means for the program. Lockheed bags the largest contract ever from down under. NSC meets with industry for new talks on the cybersecurity of space. And the Space ISAC launches a new space for cybersecurity ops. All this and more in the first public episode of T-Minus.

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Selected Reading

Normalizing satellite servicing | Aerospace America

Opening Up the Space Community | Aerospace America

SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could be just days away | Ars Technica

Space Development Agency Successfully Launches Tranche 0 Satellites | Department of Defense

China’s Space Pioneer reaches orbit with liquid propellant rocket | SpaceNews

Lockheed wins Australia's biggest ever space contract, worth estimated $4B AUD | Breaking Defense

Administration, Private Sector Meet On Space Systems Cybersecurity | Via Satellite

Space ISAC Stands Up Operational Watch Center to Keep Pace with Proliferating Threats to Space Systems | Space ISAC

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