US President Trump takes office vowing to ‘pursue our manifest destiny into the stars’ and aims to plant a US flag on Mars. Taikonauts on the Tiangong Space Station conducted the world’s first in-orbit demonstration of artificial photosynthesis technology, producing oxygen, as well as the ingredients necessary for rocket fuel. China launches its first commercial rocket of 2025, 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 Daniel Fox, Founder of the Future of Space. You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn, and learn more about the Future of Space on their website.

Selected Reading Space stocks jump after Trump vows to ‘pursue our manifest destiny into the stars’ - MarketWatch China’s Tiangong research generates oxygen, rocket fuel in major space exploration leap CERES-1 Soars: China's first commercial rocket launch of 2025 - CGTN Axiom Space, TUA to Explore Supply Chain Opportunities for the Turkish Space Industry Ecosystem Redwire Announces Acquisition of Edge Autonomy; Transformational Transaction Creates a Multi-Domain, Scaled and Profitable Space and Defense Tech Company General Atomics Successfully Tests Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Canadian Space Agency Awards Over $970,000 to QEYnet for Quantum Key Distribution Technology Turks and Caicos officials say SpaceX debris littered islands but no injuries reported Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem

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