Episodes

  • T-Minus Overview- THE MOONS SYMPHONY.

    T-Minus Overview- THE MOONS SYMPHONY.
    Dec 25 2024
    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. 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 is Amanda Lee Falkenberg, composer of THE MOONS SYMPHONY. You can connect with Amanda on LinkedIn, learn more about The Moons Symphony on her website. 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • T-Minus Overview- The Pros and Cons of Human Spaceflight.

    T-Minus Overview- The Pros and Cons of Human Spaceflight.
    Dec 24 2024
    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. 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 guests today, Savannah Mandel and Dr. George Nield. 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com and include your name, affiliation, and topic proposal. T-Minus is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    28 mins
  • The Fairytale of Near Space Network.

    The Fairytale of Near Space Network.
    Dec 23 2024
    NASA has selected multiple companies to expand the agency’s Near Space Network’s commercial direct-to-Earth capabilities services. Liechtenstein has become the 52nd nation to sign to the Artemis Accords. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-2 mission to orbit on Saturday, 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 Erin Miller, Executive Director of Space Information and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). You can connect with Erin on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space ISAC on their website. Selected Reading NASA Selects Four Commercial Companies to Support Near Space Network NASA’s New Deep Space Network Antenna Has Its Crowning Moment NASA Welcomes Liechtenstein as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory SpaceX - Launches Rocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellite for Synspective, Caps Off Year with 60% Increase in Launches YoY- Business Wire Space Sustainability Consortium Set to Unlock Economic Growth in UK Space Sector NASA Runs X-59 Engine with Maximum Afterburner for First Time Christmas in space! How stranded astronauts are celebrating the holidays 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    28 mins
  • Astrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit.

    Astrophotography and the ISS with Don Pettit.
    Dec 21 2024
    Astrophotography has long been an admired area of interest to hobbyists and professionals around the world but what is it like to take photographs from space? NSF hosted a live downlink to the International Space Station with NASA Astronaut Don Pettit. NSF’s Jack Beyer brings us his chat with Don about capturing Earth and space from the orbiting lab. You can watch the full conversation here. 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 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    27 mins
  • Happy Birthday, Space Force!

    Happy Birthday, Space Force!
    Dec 20 2024
    K2 space has been awarded a $60m STRATFI contract by the US Space Force for a new mission, code-named Gravitas, that'll take place no earlier than February 2026. Blue Origin held a wet rehearsal for its 320-foot-tall New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral. NASA has announced that it is delaying the SpaceX Crew-10 launch until no earlier than March, 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 Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading K2 Space Awarded $60M STRATFI Contract for Groundbreaking Proliferated MEO Mission New US Space Force jammers aim to disrupt China’s SATCOM signals Blue Origin New Glenn launch date inches closer as rocket sees testing at Cape Canaveral Astronauts who flew to space aboard Starliner face additional delay- CNN Exclusive: Power failed at SpaceX mission control before September spacewalk by NASA nominee- Reuters China's commercial rocket sends new batch of satellites into orbit - CGTN NASA Partners with US Patent and Trademark Office to Advance Technology Transfer India's first analog space mission: Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like? A Year of Space-Based Innovation: ISS National Lab Sponsored More Than 100 Payloads in 2024, Advancing R&D in Low Earth Orbit 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    28 mins
  • Two the Moon in January.

    Two the Moon in January.
    Dec 19 2024
    SpaceX to launch commercial lunar missions in mid- January for Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost, and Japan’s ispace HAKUTO-R Venture Moon Mission 2. Firefly Aerospace has been awarded nearly $179.6 million by NASA to deliver and operate six NASA instruments in the Gruithuisen Domes on the Moon’s near side in 2028. Vast has contracted SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to launch up to two Dragon missions to the International Space Station in support of Vast’s future bid for NASA’s private astronaut missions (PAM), 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 guests today are Felix Hattwig and  Simi Wespi from ETH Zurich's Rocket Team talking about the NICOLLIER rocket and testing the PERSEUS Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE). You can find out more about the Aris Program on the team’s website. Selected Reading ispace Announces SMBC x HAKUTO-R Mission 2 Venture Moon Mission Milestones & Ventures Firefly Awarded $179 Million NASA Contract for Moon Delivery to Gruithuisen Domes New Commercial Artemis Moon Rovers Undergo Testing at NASA Vast Announces Deal with SpaceX to Launch Two Human Spaceflight Missions to the International Space Station Shenzhou-19 crew completes China's longest spacewalk - CGTN Maxar Awarded $35M in New Tasking Contracts by Two Government Customers in Asia-Pacific Region- Business Wire ESA Report on the Space Economy 2024 Contracts For Dec. 18, 2024 Ursa Major and RTX’s Raytheon Conduct Successful Flight Test Exolaunch Completes Successful Integration of 35 Customer Satellites, Set for Transporter-12 Mission with SpaceX Viasat Completes Sale of Energy Services Systems Integration Business ASTRA 1P Starts Delivering Content Across Europe- Business Wire ESA - Cosmic jingles: listen to Euclid’s image of M78 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    27 mins
  • Axiom Space Station’s ambitious timeline.

    Axiom Space Station’s ambitious timeline.
    Dec 19 2024
    Axiom Space has announced that it will have its space station ready two years ahead of schedule. Eutelsat has selected Airbus Defence and Space to build the extension of its OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation. SES successfully launched its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center last night, 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 Ryan Brown, Executive Director of SpaceCom. You can find out more about SpaceCom on their website. Selected Reading Axiom Space Accelerates Axiom Station Assembly Eutelsat Selects Airbus Defence and Space to Build OneWeb low Earth Orbit Constellation Extension- Business Wire SES’s Seventh and Eighth O3b mPOWER Satellites Successfully Launched, Bolstering MEO Constellation- Business Wire ICEYE Closes $65m Extension To Existing Growth Funding Round For A Total Of $158m Raised In 2024 Sidus Space Announces $14 Million Private Placement- Business Wire Tokyo startup's second satellite launch attempt ends in failure - The Japan Times Viasat Selected by Defense Innovation Unit to Deliver Resilient Network Orchestration Software for Replicator Autonomous Systems Momentus to Deploy Defense Department and Commercial Payloads on Rideshare Mission with SpaceX in 2026- Business Wire ISS National Lab-Sponsored Projects on Cancer, Neurodegenerative Conditions, and More Return From Space Station Elon Musk and SpaceX Face Federal Reviews After Violations of Security Reporting Rules - The New York Times Crayola, Space4All, Blue Origin's Club for the Future, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Announce Partnership to Champion the Importance of Creativity 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    26 mins
  • What’s next for humans in LEO?

    What’s next for humans in LEO?
    Dec 17 2024
    NASA has released its long-term goals for sustaining human presence in low earth orbit (LEO) called NASA's Low Earth Orbit Microgravity Strategy. Lockheed Martin’s Global Positioning System III space vehicle (GPS III SV07) launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the RRT-1 mission, the first “Rapid Response Trailblazer”. Thailand signs the Artemis Accords, 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 guests today are Aerospace Corporation’s Uma Bruegman, Executive Director, Space Safety Institute (SSI) and Brian Weeden from the Center for Space Policy and Strategy (CSPS). You can read the Aerospace Corporation’s newly published Space Safety Compendium at Aerospace.org. Selected Reading NASA Finalizes Strategy for Sustaining Human Presence in Low Earth Orbit NASA Sees Progress on Starlab Commercial Space Station Development Seventh Lockheed Martin-Built GPS III Satellite Launches, Supporting Next-Gen Constellation Modernization and Rapid Launch Capability NASA Welcomes Thailand as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory Lunar Outpost Inc Co-Leads Australia’s First Lunar Rover Program China successfully launches new group of SAR satellites - CGTN China launches internet satellite constellation - CGTN Frontgrade Gaisler Leads European Initiative for Ultra Deep Sub-Micron Semiconductor Technology for Space Applications- Business Wire Rocket Lab Delivers Second Spacecraft, Completes Third for Varda Space Industries- Business Wire Artemis II Core Stage Moves to High Bay 2 - NASA NASA Names New Leader of STEM Engagement T-Mobile Opens Registration for Starlink Direct-to-Cell Satellite Service Beta Launch- Business Wire Hamilton completes astronaut flight training for potential space flight - F1technical.net 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
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    32 mins