T-Minus Space Daily

• Cislunar development.

  The region of space at 550,000 kilometers above Earth poses unique physical engineering challenges for space flight and operations. We explore cislunar space on the Nexus. Parker Wishik, Senior Communications Specialist at The Aerospace Corporation, is joined by Kelli Kedis Ogborn, Vice President of Global Space Programs at the Space Foundation, Walter Schroeder, PhD, Co-Founder & CPO at Cislunar Industries, and Ronald J. Birk, Principal Director  Space Enterprise Evolution Directorate at The Aerospace Corporation. 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. Selected Reading Charting a Course Through Cislunar Master Planning Into the LUNAverse: Evolving a Digital Commons for Space Innovation Simulating Cislunar Space: Why Experts Want to Construct a Digital Moon Colorado ONE Fund Invests in CisLunar Industries, Advancing Critical Power Infrastructure for the Space Industrial Economy Space Exploration- The Aerospace Corporation 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

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• Maneuvering for Advantage: Space Force Bets $905M on GEO Mobility.

  The United States Space Force (USSF) expects to award $905 million in contracts over the next five years through a new Maneuverable GEO program. Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, has acquired Anderson Connectivity. Hungary signs the Artemis Accords and shares plans to send another astronaut to the ISS, 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 brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com. Selected Reading USSF COMSATCOM CSCO Forecast to Industry Future Requirements Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 (as of Oct 2025) Hughes Expands Aviation, Space and Defense Expertise with Strategic Acquisition of Anderson Connectivity | EchoStar Corporation Hungary Announces Plan to Send Its Third Astronaut to Space, Joining Global Top 10 - Hungarian Conservative Hungary signs Artemis Accords - SpaceNews YF-75DB engine test marks milestone for Long March 8A rocket - CGTN China unveils AIMS, world's 1st mid-infrared solar magnetic telescope - CGTN ESA says it will study broad impact of satellite merger- Reuters Lost for 50 Years, Mysterious Zombie Satellite Starts Sending Signals Again Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  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

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• European space giants unite.

  Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) aimed at combining their respective space activities into a new company. The Republic of Cyprus has signed an Associate Agreement with the European Space Agency (ESA), and is expected to become an Associate Member in the coming months. SatVu has announced its participation in NATO’s Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space initiative (APSS), 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 Andy Koronios, CEO of the newly formed Australasian Space Innovation Institute (ASII). Torsten Kriening from SpaceWatch.Global brings us the latest from the Secure World Foundation’s 7th Summit for Space Sustainability in Paris. Selected Reading Airbus, Leonardo and Thales sign Memorandum of Understanding to create a leading European player in space ESA - Cyprus joins European Space Agency as an Associate Member SatVu strengthens NATO’s space-based intelligence through thermal imaging collaboration SpaceX disables more than 2,000 Starlink devices used in Myanmar scam compounds China-led moon mission’s water probe will be ‘first for humanity’: space agency Apex Launches Project Shadow: America's First Commercially-Led, On-Orbit Space-Based Interceptor Demonstration Iridium Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results; Updates Full-Year Outlook Honeywell Reports Third Quarter Results; Updates 2025 Guidance Venus Aerospace Announces Strategic Investment by Lockheed Martin to Accelerate Breakthrough Innovations in Next-Generation Propulsion Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  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

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• Mind the blind spots.

  Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, has been awarded a contract to support the US Space Force (USSF) in tracking high-interest objects that pass through "blind spots" in space. Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and Texas A&M University have secured a $1 million grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for cislunar tracking. The European Space Agency (ESA) is adding a new numerical health index to its yearly Space Environment Report, 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 Torsten Kriening from SpaceWatch.Global brings us the latest from the Secure World Foundation’s 7th Summit for Space Sustainability in Paris. Selected Reading Vantor Awarded Space Force SDA Contract for Tracking of Space Objects RPI Awarded Air Force Grant to Monitor Growing Traffic Between Earth and Moon- News Sounding the alarm: ESA introduces space environment ‘health index’ It wasn’t space debris that struck a United Airlines plane—it was a weather balloon - Ars Technica Lynk and Omnispace Announce Plans to Merge to Deliver Next-Generation Global Direct-to-Device (D2D) Connectivity NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch- Space Eutelsat Communications: First Quarter 2025-26 Revenues Coming Soon: ESA Student Internships 2026 ispace Secures Toyota’s Support for Next-Generation Small-Sized Rover Development Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  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

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• Is SpaceX behind schedule?

  NASA to open the US lunar landing contract to new bidders with acting Administrator Sean Duffy citing delays with SpaceX’s Starship as the reason behind the move. Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has introduced a framework to approve commercial space launch activities. China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket has completed major ground tests ahead of its maiden flight, 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 Patrick O'Neill, Public Affairs and Outreach Lead at the International Space Station US National Laboratory. You can connect with Patrick on LinkedIn, and learn more about the ISS National Lab on their website. Selected Reading Transportation Secretary Duffy says Musk's SpaceX is behind on moon trip and he will reopen contracts Oman Set for Launch as Regulator Announces Spaceflight Framework — Etlaq Spaceport China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket completes tests before maiden flight - CGTN Muon Space to Integrate SpaceX's Starlink Mini Space Lasers Into Its Halo™ Satellite Platform KONGSBERG and Andøya Space to strengthen Norwegian space capabilities Barclays Sees Muni ‘Space Bonds’ Becoming $25 Billion Market - Bloomberg Lockheed Martin Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results No future for Space Futures Command, sources say - Breaking Defense Share your feedback. What do you think about T-Minus Space Daily? Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey. Thank you for helping us continue to improve our show.  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

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