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Blue Origin’s New Glenn lifts off to orbit for its inaugural flight. India completes its SpaDeX in-space docking mission. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has received a UK launch license, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. Harold Hess, CEO and Co-Founder of Eduralock. You can connect with Harold on LinkedIn, and find out more about Enduralock at SpaceCom. Selected Reading New Glenn NG-1 Mission Updates- Blue Origin ‘Key to space ambitions’: India succeeds in historic space docking mission- Al Jazeera RFA receives launch licence from the UK- Rocket Factory Augsburg Stoke Space Announces $260 Million in New Investment- Business Wire Nasdaq Grants Momentus Inc. Continued Listing- Business Wire K2 Space Names John Plumb, Former Pentagon Space Policy Chief, as New Head of Strategy Voyager Technologies Ushers in a New Era of Innovation and Leadership in Defense and Space UK and Ukraine sign landmark 100 Year Partnership to deepen security ties and strengthen partnership for future generations - GOV.UK Sierra Space’s Resilient GPS Satellite Program Reaches Key Milestone- Business Wire Successful Launch, Communications and Control of Xplore's Hyperspectral Satellite Moon selected as historical preservation site to protect lunar heritage- Space T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX launched lunar probes for Firefly Aerospace and Japan’s ispace destined for the lunar surface. Loft Orbital has raised $170 million in a Series C funding round. Slingshot Aerospace has been awarded $1.9 million from the USSF’s Space Systems Command to further develop the Company’s existing GPS jamming and spoofing detection, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Chad Anderson, Founder and Managing Partner at Space Capital. You can connect with Chad on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space Capital on their website. Selected Reading Two lunar landers launch to the moon aboard a SpaceX rocket Announcing Loft's $170M Series C Slingshot Aerospace Selected to Provide Technology to USSF to Detect GPS Jamming and Spoofing Threats to International Security- Business Wire Varda's Second Mission, W-2, Launches with Payloads from Air Force Research Laboratory and NASA D-Orbit Launches Two Orbital Transportation Missions with ION Satellite Carrier  ICEYE launches four new satellites, supporting additional customer missions Planet Launches High-Resolution Pelican-2 Satellite & 36 SuperDoves- Business Wire Pixxel Launches World’s Highest-Resolution Hyperspectral Satellites, Kickstarts Firefly Constellation for Climate Action- Business Wire constellr Launches First Satellite, Ushering in a New Era of Global Thermal Monitoring- Business Wire SpaceX Space startup funding set for boost from US-China rivalry in 2025, report says- Reuters China plans to build enormous solar array in space — and it could collect more energy in a year than 'all the oil on Earth'- Live Science 10 predictions for the space economy in 2025 A NASA astronaut may have just taken the best photo from space—ever - Ars Technica Astrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit. T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SpaceX launches the Transporter 12 rideshare carrying 131 payloads to low Earth orbit (LEO). Starlab Space has opened a European subsidiary based in Bremen, Germany. ispace says it has completed all mission 2 milestones ahead of the launch of its lunar probe, and more.   Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Astro Nuclear Engineer, Christopher Morrison. You can connect with Chris on LinkedIn. Selected Reading SpaceX  Starlab Space launches European subsidiary to boost international collaboration on its commercial space station ispace Completes Mission 2 Milestone Success 1- Business Wire Firefly's Blue Ghost Mission 1 - NASA Chinese sea launch sends 10 navigation enhancement satellites into orbit - SpaceNews Space Systems Command workforce development effort includes expanded partnership with University of Southern California  NASA, Partners Open Applications for CubeSat Summer Program Researchers build a 3D printer optimized for space applications — Designed to work in a vacuum, the printer could be used to rapidly prototype components while in space  T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blue Origin’s New Glenn scrubbed during its debut launch due to technical issues. The India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been forced to abort its in-space docking (SpaDeX) mission for a third time. Modern Technology Solutions Inc (MTSI) has been selected for another US Department of Defense (DoD) contract worth up to $100 million, and more. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Dr. George Nield, Chair of the Global Spaceport Alliance You can connect with George on LinkedIn, and learn more about the GSA Spaceport Summit on their website. Selected Reading New Glenn NG-1 Mission Updates- Blue Origin Isro aborted SpaDeX docking after satellites triggered safe mode in space - India Today Contracts For Jan. 10, 2025 NASA Awards 2025 Innovative Technology Concept Studies EgSA Launches AfDev-Sat Training Programme with Engineers from 20 African Countries - Space in Africa Redwire Successfully Delivers Fourth Pair of Roll-Out Solar Array Wings for ISS Power- Business Wire Bezos sees no threat from Musk-Trump ties in space race- Reuters From Earth-Like to Extreme: New Study Explores Venus's Atmospheric Evolution T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. Want to hear your company in the show? You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices