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India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches the XPoSat, or the Xray Polarimeter Satellite with the aim of studying bright astronomical x-rays emanating from things like black holes, neutron stars, pulsar wind nebulae, and active galactic nuclei. China has announced the completion of the Meridian Project which links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar activity. The US Space Force Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane was launched by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy on December 28, 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 Itay Glick of OPSWAT discussing “AeroBlade”, a group that's used spearphishing to target US aerospace organizations. Selected Reading XpoSat: India launches space mission to study black holes China storms ahead in space weather research with largest observatory on Earth Chinese rocket booster falls from space, crashes near house, after satellite launch: report USSF-52 successfully launches from the Eastern Range- Space Launch Delta 45  Scientists are attempting to track 1,000 cattle and buffalo from space using GPS, AI and satellites- Euronews NASA and Russia will keep launching each other's astronauts to ISS until 2025: report- Space NASA Issues New Space Security Best Practices Guide- NASA  Navajo Nation president asks NASA to delay Moon launch over possible human remains China, Russia claim to have tested hack-proof quantum communication link Sync Your Calendar With the Solar System 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