Project Kuiper adds another notch to the belt.

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is expanding its footprint at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA has selected three companies to provide launch services for future agency missions through its Venture-Class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare contract (VADR). The US Space Force’s innovation arm SpaceWERX, have announced the Program Year 2024.2 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI), contract award selections from its Phase II-eligible applicants, 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 LinkedIn and Instagram. T-Minus Guest Elysia Segal from NASASpaceflight.com brings us the Space Traffic Report. Selected Reading National Space Day-24 Project Kuiper is investing $19.5 million to expand satellite operations at Florida's Kennedy Space Center Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin suffers fiery setback building new rocket- The Seattle Times NASA Selects Three New Venture-Class Launch Service Providers SpaceWERX announces Program Year 24.2 STRATFI selections at Fed Supernova- One AFRL DeSantis visits Titusville airport, announces grant to help build space industrial park India delays planned space station and moon base by 5 years- The Register Dozens of indigenous satellites under construction in Iran, says Iranian Space Agency Leadership to Discuss NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test Gimbal Space takes on legacy suppliers with fast-paced component supply chain- TechCrunch Former Lockheed Martin Chief Financial Officer Joins Rocket Lab Board of Directors- Business Wire From space to farm: readying NASA satellites to help growers- Cornell Chronicle 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices