The Space Force, the sixth and newest branch of the U.S. military, was authorized by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in December 2019. The initiative had been shaped within the armed forces and Congress over the previous 25 years, based on the premise that as satellite and space technologies evolved, America’s military organizations ha ... Show More
Dec 2023
Space Policy Edition: Was the Space Shuttle a policy failure?
<p>Was the Space Shuttle a successful program? In many ways, yes: it endured for 30 years, launched hundreds of astronauts into space, and built the International Space Station. But, according to the goals of lower costs, rapid reusability, and reliability NASA stated at its conc ... Show More
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Jan 2020
Space Junk: How Cluttered Is The Final Frontier?
Since the dawn of Sputnik in 1957, space-faring nations have been filling Earth's orbit with satellites. Think GPS, weather forecasting, telecommunications satellites. But as those have increased, so, too, has space junk. On today's show, we talk about the first mission to clean ... Show More
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Apr 2023
A Symposium, a wet dress, a new fund, and it’s only Monday. [T-Minus Space Daily]
Brace yourselves, it’s Space Symposium week! Wet dress rehearsal for Starship. UK launches the International Bilateral Fund. Orbit Fab gets a series A round. Boeing announces their anti-jam payload for WGS. The FAA wants to balance air travel and space travel. Our interview with ... Show More
25m 41s
Dec 2021
Business to Government and Democratization of Space with Jason Held, CEO of Saber Astronautics
<p>The next business frontier, in terms of physical spaces, is not one you can physically walk on. I’m talking about outer space, and I’m talking about it today with my friend, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaheld/?originalSubdomain=au">Jason Held</a>, CEO of <a href="http ... Show More
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