Space junk's back in the atmosphere, with drops of lithium in its trail, hey.

A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that shows evidence that the space junk we've been burning up on reentry is leaving behind detectable levels of heavy metals in Earth’s upper atmosphere. Australian and Chinese satellites experience a near collision in orbit. US Subcommittee on Space and Science hears expert testimonies on the importance of streamlined authorization processes, safety regulations for in-space operations and responsibilities of government agencies overseeing commercial human space activities, 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 T-Minus is heading to ASCEND in Las Vegas next week so all week we are featuring speakers from the event. Our guest today is Emma Louden. Emma is a Ph.D. candidate in astrophysics at Yale University. You can connect with Emma on LinkedIn and learn about her work here. Selected Reading Burned-up space junk pollutes Earth's upper atmosphere, NASA planes find- Space.com Details emerge of near collision between Australian and Chinese satellites- ABC News Australia SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic executives urge senators to improve the FAA- CNBC Cognitive Space raises 4m to further fuel its mission of intelligent space automation- PR Cognitive Space wins two SDA contracts - SpaceNews SDA requests information on potential space antenna array Payloads StarWin and Avanti Communications to bring ground-breaking SatCom on the move capabilities to Africa- PR https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/124 AI is giving the growing space industry a boost- Axios Did Ancient Egyptians Know Meteorites Came From Space?- Smithsonian 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