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NASA holds the farthest-ever demonstration of optical communications, beaming a near-infrared laser encoded with test data from nearly 10 million miles away. Sierra Space lays off hundreds of members of staff. MDA announces a new Non-Geostationary Orbit satellite constellation, 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 Our guest today is David Logsdon, Senior Director at the Space Enterprise Council. You can connect with David on LinkedIn and learn more about the Space Enterprise Council through their affiliate the Information Technology Industry Council. Selected Reading NASA’s Deep Space Optical Comm Demo Sends, Receives First Data Lockheed Martin Prepares First 5G.MIL® Payload for Orbit Sierra Space lays off hundreds in push toward first Dream Chaser spaceplane launch MDA Initiates Work On A New Digital Satellite Constellation Advanced Space's CAPSTONE Operates One Year at the Moon Telenor sells Satellite unit for $217 mln- Reuters China launches new-generation marine satellite - CGTN Space training for African youths opens applications Controversial Quantum Space Drive In Orbital Test, Others To Follow- Forbes All systems go: Amazon confirms 100% success rate for Project Kuiper Protoflight mission 1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video) 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