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T-Minus Space Daily

VisionSpace Technologies has demonstrated how easy it is to exploit software vulnerabilities on satellites, as well as the ground stations that control them. China has conducted its first test of a lunar lander that they plan to use to take humans to the Moon. Rocket Lab has completed the Systems Integration Review (SIR) for the US Space Force’s VICTUS HAZE mission, and more.

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Selected Reading

Yamcs v5.8.6 Vulnerability Assessment 

OpenC3 Cosmos 6.0.0: A Security Assessment of an Open-Source Mission Framework – VisionSpace 

China tests spacecraft it hopes will put first Chinese on the moon- Reuters

Rocket Lab Clears Integration Milestone for VICTUS HAZE, Delivering End-to-End Capabilities for Responsive Space Operations

Rocket Lab Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results, Posts Record Quarterly Revenue of $144m, Representing 36% Year-on-Year Growth, While Expanding Gross Margins 650 Basis Points Year-on-Year

Globalstar Announces Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Karman Space & Defense Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Results

Firefly Aerospace hits $9.8 billion valuation in Nasdaq debut as shares takeoff- Reuters

Voyager Acquires ElectroMagnetic Systems, Inc.

As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate

AV and SNC Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Golden Dome for America "Limited Area Defense" Architecture

Muon Space Unveils XL Satellite Platform, Announces Hubble Network as First Customer

The Goddard 100 Student Contest Celebrating a Century of Rocketry - NSS

Goddard 100 Contest

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Hacking satellites to expose vulnerabilities.

Firefly Aerospace announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering (IPO), while MDA Space, BlackSky and Redwire reported Q2 financial updates. Intuitive Machines has signed a definitive agreement to acquire KinetX, Inc. NASA has selected six companies to produce studies focused on lower-cost ways to launch and deliver spacecraft of various sizes and forms to multiple, difficult-to-reach orbits, and more.

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Our guest today is Frank Chimenti, Director of Mechanical Satellite Solutions at Beyond Gravity. 

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Selected Reading

Firefly Aerospace Announces Pricing of Upsized Initial Public Offering

MDA Space Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

BlackSky Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results

Redwire Corporation Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Intuitive Machines Expands Deep Space Navigation Services with Agreement to Acquire KinetX, Positioning Itself for Constellation Management and Moon-to-Mars Data Relay

NASA Selects Six Companies to Provide Orbital Transfer Vehicle Studies

Raft and SAIC Selected to Operationalize National Space-Based Intelligence for the U.S. Air Force through TENCAP HOPE 2.0

Saudi Arabia Launches National Earth Observation Data Platform Operated by UP42 - SpaceTech in Gulf Region

NASA to Provide Live Coverage of Crew-10 Return, Splashdown

SpaceX - KF-02 Mission

A Small Uniform Tweak Reveals a Shift in Space Force Culture

China and Pakistan expand tech collaboration to nuclear power, space and AI

NASA Astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore Retires

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Firefly FLY into their IPO.

AST SpaceMobile plans to acquire global S-Band spectrum priority rights held under the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Scout Space has completed its first suborbital Space Domain Awareness (SDA) test flight on Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane. An Interlune payload will fly on Astrolab’s FLEX Lunar Innovation Platform (FLIP) rover on its upcoming mission to the Moon, and more.

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Selected Reading

AST SpaceMobile Announces Agreement to Acquire Global S-Band Spectrum Priority Rights Held under the International Telecommunication Union 

Scout Space and Dawn Aerospace Complete First Suborbital Spaceplane Surveillance Test Flight

Interlune to Fly Multispectral Camera on Astrolab FLIP Rover to Measure Helium-3 on the Moon

Parsons and Globalstar Pave Way for Commercial Satellite Solutions after Completing Successful Proof of Concept

Project Kuiper partners with NBN Co to bring low Earth orbit satellite broadband to rural Australia

Voyager Selects VISTA Team

Amentum Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2025 Results and Raises Full Year Organic Guidance

Pentagon keeps a lid on Golden Dome - POLITICO

Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit? - Ars Technica

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Moon Mission Ends

NICER Status Updates - NASA

NASA Works to Contact Scalable Small Satellite

Marking 13 Years on Mars, NASA’s Curiosity Picks Up New Skills

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AST’s spectrum grab.

NASA’s Acting Administrator Sean Duffy is expected to expedite plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon. Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has entered into a $640 million multi-launch agreement with SpaceBelt KSA. SES Space & Defense has been awarded $89.6 Million to provide the US Army with Commercial Satellite Communications (COMSATCOM), and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Lesley Conn, Director of Research & Analysis at the Space Foundation.

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Selected Reading

Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon - POLITICO

iRocket Announces $640 Million Multi-Year Launch Agreement with SpaceBelt KSA to Deliver Secure and Autonomous Satellite Infrastructure for Saudi Arabia and Beyond

Redwire Launches New Venture Company, SpaceMD, to Commercialize Pharmaceutical Development in Space; Signs Trailblazing Royalty Agreement with ExesaLibero Pharma

Satellite firm SES wins $90 million contract to support U.S. Army- Reuters

Skyrora Secures First UK Launch Licence

Rocket Lab

Voyager Reports Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results

Firefly Aerospace lifts IPO price range, targets $6 billion valuation amid space investment boom- Reuters

Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose

Space Force preps infrastructure, operators for target-tracking mission

From Mascot to Mission Specialist: Rupert the Space Armadillo Prepares for Liftoff - Space Launch Delta 45 

Preserving space history at Cape Canaveral. 

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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon.

Japan is looking to establish international rules for the removal of human-made objects in space. Israel’s Space Agency and Innovation Authority is setting up a national R&D laboratory to kickstart spacebound technology development. Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial Space mission, LEAP-1, on a Falcon 9 rocket in Q3 of this year, and more.

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Bailey Reichelt from Aegis Space Law is joined by Matt Linton from Linton Space Law.

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Selected Reading

Japan seeks to create int'l rules on space debris removal

Israel launches new lab for space tech- The Jerusalem Post

Dhruva Space Set to Launch First Commercial Mission LEAP-1 with Indo-Australian Strategic Collaboration Aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9

SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

Blue Origin’s New Shepard Completes 34th Mission to Space

First woman appointed as new Astronomer Royal

Shenzhou-20 crew continues progress in space science experiments after 3 months in orbit

Sidus Space Successfully Deploys Advanced SpacePilot Software for Autonomous Operations; Commissions LizzieSat®-3 Attitude Determination and Control System

First woman appointed as new Astronomer Royal - GOV.UK

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Japan pushes for rules on space debris removal.

Wendy Lawrence (Captain, US Navy, Retired) is an engineer, pilot (helicopter), and a former NASA Astronaut. She flew on four space shuttle missions, and is now using her experience to inspire the next generation of the space workforce. She tells us about her work with the Challenger Learning Center and Higher Orbits.

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Flight and the future with Astronaut Wendy Lawrence.

NASA SpaceX Crew 11 are heading to the International Space Station (ISS). Echostar has selected MDA Space as the prime contractor for a direct-to-device (D2D) satellite constellation. ispace has entered into an agreement with Bridgestone Corporation to advance the application of their tires for lunar rovers, and more.

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Selected Reading

SpaceX - Crew-11 Mission

Roscosmos chief says he, acting NASA head agree to continue using ISS until 2028 - Science & Space - TASS

MDA Space Selected By Echostar For World's First Open Ran D2D LEO Constellation

ispace and Bridgestone Sign Agreement to Develop Tires for Small-to-Medium-Sized Lunar Rovers

Milestone sensor upgrade enhances U.S. Space Force identifying, tracking capability

NASA Invites Proposals to Lease Aircraft Hangar in Cleveland

New Shepard’s Crewed NS-34 Mission Targets Liftoff on August 3- Blue Origin

Rocket Lab Schedules Fifth Electron Mission for Constellation Operator iQPS

'The Smithsonian Institution owns the Discovery.' Museum resists Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' plan to move space shuttle to Houston

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NASA SpaceX Crew11 heads to the ISS.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew 11 launch to the International Space Station (ISS) scrubbed due to weather conditions. Intuitive Machines has secured a $9.8 million Phase Two government contract to advance its Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) through Critical Design Review. Deloitte has unveiled a new system to detect cyber intrusions and anomalies on satellites, and more.

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T-Minus Guest

Our guest today is Greg Gillinger, SVP for Strategy & Development, Integrity ISR.

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Selected Reading

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Coverage 

NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Advance Stem Cell Manufacturing and In-Orbit Data Processing

$9.8M Contract Propels Intuitive Machines’ Orbital Transfer Vehicle Toward Flight Readiness

Deloitte Builds Silent Shield to Detect Cyberattacks on Satellites

SES Delivers Solid H1 2025 Results & Completes Intelsat Acquisition

NASA Releases Opportunity to Boost Commercial Space Tech Development

NASA workforce cuts raise fears about safety for space missions

Rep. Dale Strong says "Space Command is coming" to Huntsville

U.S. Startup Plans to Beam Sunlight to Earth Using Huge Space Mirrors - Orbital Today

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Weather scrubs the launch of SpaceX Crew 11.

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a $176.7 million NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) contract to deliver five NASA-sponsored payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. The US Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $37.5 million to five companies for Protected Tactical Satellite Communications. The NASA- ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite launched from India, and more.

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Selected Reading

Firefly Awarded $177 Million NASA Contract for Mission to the Moon’s South Pole

Space Systems Command Continues to transform acquisition of SATCOM capabilities 

NASA-ISRO’s NISAR Earth Satellite Ready for Launch

‘We have a cloud, and that’s the end’: first Australian-made orbital rocket crashes shortly after takeoff - The Guardian

Canadian Lunar Utility Rover

Argo and ThinkOrbital to Partner on Long-Range X-Ray Imaging Mission for Space Domain Awareness

Slingshot Aerospace Launches TALOS: AI Agent for Mission-Ready Space Operations and Strategy 

SpaceWERX selects New Frontier Aerospace to Develop Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft

Starlink performed 144,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers between December and May; wants equal reporting rules for all

NASA Selects Human Space Flight Technical Integration Contractor

Mission patch competition 2025

Space for Humanity Immortalized at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum

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Firefly selected for another NASA CLPS contract.

The US Space Force’s (USSF’s) X37-B spaceplane is scheduled to lift off for its eighth mission on August 21. Firefly Aerospace is targeting a valuation of about $5.5 billion in its US initial public offering. Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security Division reported $6.6 billion in revenue for Q2, and more.

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Selected Reading

US Space Force scheduled to launch eighth X-37B mission

Firefly Aerospace seeks $5.5 billion valuation in IPO as US space race heats up- Reuters

Boeing Reports Second Quarter Results

Russia's Roscosmos, NASA to hold first in-person talks at heads level since 2018, Russia says- Reuters

Team Led By MDA Space Selected For Canada's Lunar Utility Vehicle Study

Spire Global Awarded European Space Agency Contract for Weather Data

Journey Joins Starlab to Design the Commercial Space Station Experience

National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (Unamended) - NASA

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X37-B Spaceplane is scheduled for its eighth mission.

Rocket Lab successfully launches 67th Electron Mission, schedules next launch in less than 48 hours. US NSF and Amazon’s Project Kuiper establish coordination agreement to prevent satellite interference. Sidus Space picks Atomic-6 for solar arrays in $120M cislunar data mission with Lonestar. And, more.

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Selected Reading

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 67th Electron Mission, Schedules Next Launch in Less Than 48 Hours (Rocket Lab)

Project Kuiper and U.S. National Science Foundation sign satellite coordination agreement (Amazon)

Sidus Space Advances $120M Agreement with Lonestar, Selects Atomic-6 as Solar Array Partner for Cislunar Data Satellite Mission (Sidus Space)

SpaceX says debris recovery attempts hindered after Starship explosion (Reuters)

SpaceX Polluted Border Area, Mexican President Sheinbaum Says (Bloomberg)

China's Shenzhou-20 astronauts complete second EVA (CGTN) 

Scientists Are Sending Cannabis Seeds to Space (WIRED)

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