T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing
T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing from N2K CyberWire is your source for understanding the critical security connections between space and Earth, linking the technologies, policies, and organizations shaping non-terrestrial networks and the expanded attack surface.
Each week, we cover space and cyber developments that bridge technology, commerce, and innovation. We are the cybersecurity industry's source for understanding how space-based infrastructure reshapes digital networks, risk, and resilience globally.
T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing publishes every Sunday alongside the free Signals and Space newsletter covering the intersection of cybersecurity and space.
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TranscriptNASA 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. 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 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 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
Hypersonic Hustle & Orbital Muscle.
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. 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 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 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
China’s record-breaking investment in a private rocket company.
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. 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 Michelle Lucas, CEO and Founder of Higher Orbits. You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn, and learn more about Higher Orbits on their website. 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 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
Thermal vision & sovereign ambition.
SatVu has closed a £30m funding round. Sateliot has signed a commercial contract with PLD Space for a dedicated rocket launch in 2027. Orbex released new photographs of its microlauncher, Prime, as the company looks to secure a future, 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 Courtney Stadd talking about the Beyond Earth Symposium. You can connect with Courtney on LinkedIn, and read more about the Beyond Earth Symposium on their website. Selected Reading NATO Innovation Fund backs Thermal Intelligence with multi-million SatVu investment Sateliot and PLD Space Sign First Commercial Contract for a Dedicated Launch with MIURA 5 of Two Tritó Satellites Orbex Releases Unseen Images of Prime Assembly as Administration Nears Australasian Space Innovation Institute unveils National Digital Twin for Australian Agriculture as its first major project Sophia Space and Outpost Technologies to Explore On-Orbit AI Compute and Manufacturing Use Cases Dragon Hatches Open, Crew-12 Enters Station and Joins Expedition 74 - NASA NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II 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 space@n2k.com to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to space-editor@n2k.com 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
