Electron hits major milestones during its 40th launch.

Rocket Lab successfully lifts Capella Space satellites to orbit and marks its 40th Electron launch. North Korea’s second attempt to launch a spy satellite ends in failure. Australian startup HEO raises $8 million in Series A funding to develop its space imagery platform, and more. 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 Twitter and LinkedIn. T-Minus Guest Our guests today are Giulia Salmaso and Salvatore Grignano from the Italian Trade Agency on their new accelerator program “Space It Up”.  You can connect with Guilia, Salvatore and ITA on LinkedIn and learn more about Space It Up at Space.N2k.com/ITA. Selected Reading Rocket Lab Launches 40th Electron Mission, Successfully Flies Reused Engine- Business Wire North Korea's space launch program and long-range missile projects- Reuters Chandrayaan-3 on Moon: India to shift focus on Chandrayaan-4 with Japan- India Today Blue Blocks School Celebrates Successful Inauguration of Innovative Space Lab SES Signs Broadband Deal in the Philippines With We Are IT- Via Satellite Airtree leads $12m Series A for space imagery enabler HEO Robotics- Business News Australia Momentus to Provide Hosted Payload Services for FOSSA Systems- Business Wire SAB Orbital Vehicle Could Work in Concert With Space Rider - European Spaceflight  Space Foundation Partners With The Netherlands Ministry Of Foreign Affairs To Support And Promote Dutch Space Sector In U.S.‘ He’s made a huge sacrifice’: US astronauts praise Frank Rubio for staying a year in space  A Lexicon for Outer Space Security- UNIDIR European astronomers detect new component of radio halo in a nearby galaxy cluster  NASA Begins Integrating ‘Nervous System’ for Roman Space Telescope- NASA 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. © 2023 N2K Networks, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices