T-Minus Space Daily

In this second installment of our three-part series on ⁠⁠Cyber Coalition 2025⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Maria Varmazis⁠⁠⁠, host of ⁠⁠⁠T-Minus⁠⁠⁠ Space Daily and CyberWire Producer ⁠⁠⁠Liz Stokes,⁠⁠ take listeners inside a single day at NATO’s cyber headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia — focusing on the human side of cyber defense.

Hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and led by NATO Allied Command Transformation, Cyber Coalition is a defensive-only exercise built around collaboration, coordination, and information sharing across allied nations. This episode highlights how that plays out in practice, from legal teams working through cross-border policy questions to military defenders coordinating with civilian infrastructure partners inside NATO’s secure cyber range.

In case you missed the first episode of this three part series, check it out ⁠here⁠.
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As the space industry becomes increasingly commercialized, competitive, and mission-driven, one truth remains universal: having the right people on the team is mission-critical. This issue was explored during Commercial Space Week and part of the panel, Mary Baldino, Director. of Sales/Marketing at Vaya Space, and Tahara Dawkins, Director of Policy at Astroscale US, joined us to continue the conversation. 

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NASA has released findings from a report by the Program Investigation Team examining the Boeing CST-100 Starliner Crewed Flight Test. NASA completed a successful wet dress rehearsal for the SLS rocket that’ll be used for the Artemis II mission. MDA Space has launched a wholly-owned subsidiary exclusively focused on delivering mission-critical capabilities for Canada's national defense priorities outside the space domain, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

⁠Maria Varmazis⁠ and ⁠Alice Carruth⁠ wrap up the last daily T-Minus show.

Selected Reading

⁠NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation⁠

⁠NASA Begins Artemis II Launch Pad Ops After Successful Fuel Test⁠

⁠MDA Space Launches 49North, a Canadian defence business delivering multi-domain and mission-critical capabilities⁠

⁠Axelspace Secures Japan Ministry of Defense Satellite Constellation Project⁠

⁠SpaceX launches second Falcon 9 rocket to return to a landing in The Bahamas – Spaceflight Now⁠

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Stratolaunch has been awarded a $90.8 million contract by the Department of War (DoW) for the MACH-TB 2.0 program. Agile Space Industries has raised $17M in a Series A financing round. The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is soliciting commercial advancements to create affordable and scalable GEO reconnaissance systems, and more.

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Selected Reading

Stratolaunch Announces $90.8M Contract Award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for Air-Launched Capability Test Vehicles

Agile Space Industries Closes $17M Series A

DIU-Open Solicitations

GMV and the Spanish Air and Space Force Sign Agreement to Strengthen National Space Surveillance Capabilities

Starlab Space Announces Partnership with Helogen to Advance Life Sciences Research in Microgravity

Cape Canaveral seeking rocket-launch damage grants with SpaceX Starships coming

Florida’s space industry is confronting very earthly worries - POLITICO

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China’s iSpace has raised $730 million to advance its reusable rocket ambitions. China’s Space Epoch has secured new funding and is targeting a 2026 launch and sea-recovery attempt. Voyager Technologies is working with ATMOS Space Cargo to expand in-space logistics and reentry capabilities, and more.

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Our guest today is Michelle Lucas, CEO and Founder of Higher Orbits.

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Selected Reading

China’s iSpace raises $730m to give wings to Falcon 9 challenger

China’s Space Epoch raises new funding, targets 2026 launch and recovery attempt - SpaceNews

Voyager and ATMOS Accelerate Access to Space

Kepler selects NanoAvionics as preferred European partner for optically-connected missions

Loft Orbital and SmartSat CRC Partner to Demonstrate Wildfire Detection Application Onboard AI-enabled Satellite

Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover - NASA Science

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