Chang’e 6 lifts off from the moon.

Iridium awarded a new five-year contract by the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command's Commercial Space Office (COMSO), for Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) capabilities and security sustainment services (ECS3). China’s Chang’e 6  has lifted off from the lunar surface and is making its way back to Earth with moon rock samples. The first metal 3D printing aboard the International Space Station took place last Thursday in the European Space Agency’s Columbus laboratory module, and more. Our 2024 N2K CyberWire Audience Survey is underway, make your voice heard and get in the running for a $100 Amazon gift card. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Miss an episode? Sign-up for our weekly intelligence roundup, Signals and Space, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow T-Minus on LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Erin Miller, Executive Director of Space Information and Analysis Center (Space ISAC).  You can connect with Erin on LinkedIn, and learn more about Space ISAC on their website. Selected Reading Iridium Awarded Five-Year, $94 Million Contract by Space Systems Command - Jun 4, 2024 space.n2k.com/aws Carrying lunar rocks, Chinese probe lifts off from far side of moon- Reuters ESA - First metal 3D printing on Space Station ATEL Ventures, Inc. Provides $20M Venture Debt Facility to Isar Aerospace NASA’s Hubble Temporarily Pauses Science The ISS has a urine pump problem. Boeing's Starliner astronaut launch will flush it out.- Space MDA Space Awarded Contract For Square Kilometre Array Project HyImpulse set for more Koonibba blast offs - Space Connect Transcelestial and Axiom Space forge collaboration to pioneer space laser communications from Southeast Asia New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars | Reuters Space-Based Solar Power Started as Sci-Fi and It Still Is - IEEE Spectrum SpaceX: Elon Musk and the Final Frontier: Bergan, Brad: 9780760384015: Amazon.com: Books  "Flattered and Humbled": Two NASA astronauts inducted into Hall of Fame under Atlantis T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! Please complete our 4 question survey. It’ll help us get better and deliver you the most mission-critical space intel every day. 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 [email protected] to request more info. Want to join us for an interview? Please send your pitch to [email protected] 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.