Europe secures a quantum future in space.

Thales Alenia has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the Secure And cryptoGrAphic (SAGA) mission. Blue Origin has unveiled the Project Oasis program to map lunar resources. Portal Space Systems has successfully tested a solar thermal propulsion system, 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 NASA Continuity of Appropriations Plan Thales Alenia Space and ESA sign contract for SAGA mission to demonstrate Europe’s first Quantum Key Distribution governmental service Blue Origin and Luxembourg Partner on Oasis-1 Mission to Map Lunar Resources Portal Becomes First Commercial Company to Successfully Test Solar Thermal Propulsion System for Multi-Orbit Spacecraft Astroscale and HEO Advance Space Monitoring Capabilities for Allied Nations NASA signs US-Australia Agreement on Aeronautics, Space Cooperation U.S. Space Force's ATLAS System Achieves Operational Acceptance, Revolutionizing Space Domain Awareness and DoW Software Acquisition- Space Operations Command (SpOC)  US, France step up joint military satellite moves to counter China in space - Reuters Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point? Australia’s new space institute says it’s time to stop sending millions offshore SpaceX targeting Oct. 13 for next Starship megarocket launch- Space 11th Annual ISS National Lab and NSF Announce Funding Opportunity for Physical Science Research on Space Station Join NASA on Oct. 4 in Looking Up, Celebrating Moon 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 [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.