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N2K Networks

The daily space intelligence and analysis that global space industry leaders and experts depend on. Published each weekday, this program also includes interviews with a wide spectrum of experts from industry, academia, and research organizations all over the world. Visit us to learn more at https://space.n2k.com/

T-Minus Space Daily

The European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC) is being held October 9-15 in Portugal. EuRoC is the first rocket launch competition for European university teams. The Portuguese Space Agency created the competition in 2020 and has since hosted teams from various European countries in the Alentejo region. We find out more about the 2025 competition from Marta Gonçalves, Science & Education Officer at the Portuguese Space Agency.

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The European Rocketry Challenge (EuRoC).

Rocket Lab has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Viasat has been selected for a prime contract award by the US Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) for the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program. The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract extension to Creotech Instruments for the development and launch of a fourth satellite for Poland’s CAMILA Earth observation constellation, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Elysia Segal brings us the Space Traffic Report from NASASpaceflight.com.

Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Secures Multiple Launches with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) Program

Poland Adds Fourth Satellite to CAMILA Earth Observation Constellation

Sateliot And Nordic Achieve A Historic Milestone By Connecting For The First Time A Cellular 5G IoT Device From Low-Earth Orbit Satellites

Faraday Factory and Zenno advance HTS magnets for space

Billionaire Isaacman Met With Trump Over Top NASA Job

A new rocket, sea launches and more: Chinese company CAS Space is thinking big

Surge in static fires as China's space sector gains momentum - NASASpaceFlight.com

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Space is powering the next era of global connectivity.

Stoke Space has raised $510 million in Series D funding. Muon Space has been awarded $44.6 million by the US Space Force for environmental monitoring. Momentus has been selected for two NASA demonstration flights, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Mark Wheatley, the founder of Delano Wheatley Consulting.

You can read the report 'Resilience: Mobilising the UK Financial Services to Advance the United Kingdom's National Interests', report here.

Selected Reading

Stoke Raises $510 Million to Scale Manufacturing of Fully reusable Nova Launch vehicle

Muon Space Awarded $44.6M Space Force SBIR Phase III Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Agreement to Demonstrate Dual-Use Environmental Monitoring Constellation

Momentus Awarded Contract from NASA to Test Groundbreaking Thruster In Space

Momentus Awarded $5.1M Contract From NASA for Mission to Support Production of Advanced Materials in Space

Blue Origin Completes 36th New Shepard Flight to Space

Japan program certifies space food specialists- Honolulu Star-Advertiser

SpaceNukes Partners with Space Ocean for Deep Space Science

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off on McDonald's Monopoly bags- collectSPACE

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New funding for reusable launch.

Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to deliver cellular service from space. Space Capital’s Q3 2025 Space IQ report shows a $5.8 billion surge in private space investment. Blue Origin awarded a $78.25M Space Force contract to expand launch processing at Canaveral. 

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Selected Reading

Verizon signs deal with AST SpaceMobile to provide cellular service from space. AST shares surge

Space Investment Quarterly Reports 

Blue Origin Wins $78.25 Million Space Force Contract to Expand Launch Processing Capacity 

ArianeGroup and Sabca sign supply contract for Ariane 6 

ESA spots asteroid that made very close approach to Earth 

China is developing ways to de-orbit space junk: Should we be worried?

Sepentrio And Xona Space Systems to Collaborate on Positioning Technology - Via Satellite

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Can you hear me now?

Italy to open one of Europe’s largest satellite factories. Europe’s satellite mega-merger hits a snag. The FCC declares “Space Month” to fast-track U.S. satellite reforms. 

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T-Minus Guest

Torsten Kriening from SpaceWatch.Global brings us his insights from World Space Business Week in Paris.

Selected Reading

New satellite plant to open in Italy to boost production capacity | Reuters

European major satellite venture still needs some time to finalise, source says | Reuters 

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=8038 

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=8024

https://ispace-inc.com/news-en/?p=7993 

Exclusive: FCC launches ‘Space Month’ to fast-track satellite licensing and spectrum reforms - SpaceNews

The Planetary Society Live 

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Italy shoots for the stars.

Firefly Aerospace announces its $855 million acquisition of SciTec. The U.S. Space Force awards SpaceX and ULA the first post-2027 launch contracts. Japan’s ispace completes key vibration tests for its Series 3 lunar lander. 

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T-Minus Guest

Bailey Reichelt from Aegis Space Law and Matthew Linton from Linton Space Law bring us Space Law FAQs.

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Selected Reading

Firefly strengthens portfolio with $855 million deal for national security tech firm SciTec | Reuters 

Space Force taps SpaceX, ULA for first set of critical launches beyond FY27 - Breaking Defense

ispace Announces Series 3 Lander Achieves Significant Testing Milestone for Mission 4 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/axiom-space_hungary-axodc-buildingopportunity-activity-7379933909985206272-N_V-/?rcm=ACoAAAgYa4kBQSgG6y9F3qpyRZA3smwobuJvR9E 

4iG Space and Defence aims to become strategic investor of Axiom Space 

ESA inaugurates deep space antenna in Australia 

https://lte.observatoiredeparis.psl.eu/Occultation-by-Ganymede-on-October-14-2025?lang=en 

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Firefly fuels growth with an acquisition.

Space has long been considered bi-partisan domain in the US, but is it becoming more political? Our guest is Kevin Kelly. Kevin is a former Senate appropriations staffer who oversaw funding for NASA, the NSF, and 25 other agencies. Now a partner at Actum, he advises some of the most influential players in science and defense. His career has spanned everything from nuclear tech and climate systems to the tools we use to monitor near-Earth threats, and he shares his thesis on why space is becoming more political.

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Is space becoming more political?

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) and UK Space Command have announced a new project to detect and analyse lasers being used against UK satellites. Safran Federal Systems has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). Cosmic Shielding Corporation (CSC) has been awarded a $4M Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) contract from the US Department of War.

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Selected Reading

Critical UK satellites to be defended from laser threats - GOV.UK

Russia persistently targeting British satellites, UK Space Command chief says- The Guardian

Safran Federal Systems selected by DARPA for Robust Quantum Sensor development

Cosmic Shielding Corporation awarded TACFI contract to speed deployment of advanced space electronics – SatNews

MSRO- The world’s first space fund for islands

Exolaunch to Deploy 13 Customer Satellites on the Bandwagon-4 Mission

China's female astronauts: Breaking barriers, reaching for the stars - CGTN

Musk becomes first person to hit $500 billion net worth, Forbes list shows- Reuters

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

IAC 2025 

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The UK moves to defend space-based assets.

Intuitive Machines has completed a previously announced acquisition of KinetX, Inc. Varda Space Industries has reached an agreement with Southern Launch to extend their partnership for 20 reentries into the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia through 2028. Belgium’s Space Applications Services has joined Starlab Space as a joint venture partner and investor, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Brandon Karpf, friend of the show, founder of T-Minus Space Daily, and cybersecurity expert.

Selected Reading

Intuitive Machines Completes KinetX Acquisition

Varda and Southern Launch Announce Agreement for 20 Reentries from Orbit Through 2028

Starlab Adds Space Applications Services as Strategic Partner, Equity Owner in Joint Venture

Axiom Space and Resonac Sign MOU to Advance Space-Based Semiconductor Manufacturing

ESA - European Space Agency and Korea AeroSpace Administration embark on new cooperation

FAA plans to furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown- Reuters

ispace and UEL Sign Interim Payload Service Agreement (iPSA) to Transport Rovers to the Moon

T-Satellite is Here: And Now It’s Powering Apps!

Vantor 

Blue Origin Announces Crew for New Shepard’s 36th Mission

Satellite startup Spacecoin sends data through space in bid to rival Starlink- Reuters

Kazakhstan Launches First All-Female Space Isolation Experiment SANA-1 - The Astana Times

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How many anti-satellite weapons are currently in orbit?

Thales Alenia has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Secure And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. Blue Origin has unveiled the Project Oasis program to map lunar resources. Portal Space Systems has successfully tested a solar thermal propulsion system, and more.

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Selected Reading

NASA Continuity of Appropriations Plan

Thales Alenia Space and ESA sign contract for SAGA mission to demonstrate Europe’s first Quantum Key Distribution governmental service

Blue Origin and Luxembourg Partner on Oasis-1 Mission to Map Lunar Resources

Portal Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Test Solar Thermal Propulsion System for Multi-Orbit Spacecraft

Astroscale and HEO Advance Space Monitoring Capabilities for Allied Nations

NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation

U.S. Space Force's ATLAS System Achieves Operational Acceptance, Revolutionizing Space Domain Awareness and DoW Software Acquisition- Space Operations Command (SpOC) 

US, France step up joint military satellite moves to counter China in space - Reuters

Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point?

Australia’s new space institute says it’s time to stop sending millions offshore

SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch- Space

11th Annual ISS National Lab and NSF Announce Funding Opportunity for Physical Science Research on Space Station

Join NASA on Oct. 4 in Looking Up, Celebrating Moon

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Europe secures a quantum future in space.

A US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) research team successfully conducted the first reinforcement learning (RL) control of a free-flyer in space in May. We spoke with NRL Space Roboticist Samantha Chapin, Ph.D., and NRL Computer Research Scientist Kenneth Stewart, Ph.D about the demonstration and the future of autonomous robotics in space.

You can read more about the demonstration on the NRL website.

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