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The US Space Force requests an additional $1 billion from Congress for projects not included in the fiscal year 2025 budget. Russian Soyuz MS-25 mission carrying NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson, Russian Oleg Novitsky and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus arrives at the International Space Station. The UK Space Agency is opening new headquarters at the Harwell Science Campus’ Space Cluster in Oxfordshire, and offices in Scotland, Wales and the Midlands, 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 Andrew Williams from the European Southern Observatory.  You can connect with Andy on LinkedIn and read the International Astronomical Union’s Position Paper detailing the way forward for mitigation of satellite constellations’ impact on astronomy on their website. Selected Reading Space Force sends Congress $1 billion list of unfunded projects Russian Soyuz Spacecraft with 3 Astronauts Docks at the International Space Station Orbit Fab RAFTI Fueling Ports Flight Qualified and Ready for In-Space and Launch Site Fueling Aerospace Shifts Corporate HQ to DC area; investing $100M in EL Segundo campus Launching a dedicated MicroGEO communications satellite for Argentina la France prête à subventionner massivement ses mini-fusées- Les Echos UK Space Agency announces new headquarters and regional offices - GOV.UK China's Queqiao-2 relay satellite enters lunar orbit - CGTN A Letter to the Chandra Community Optical Fiber Production - NASA Boeing Announces Board and Management Changes Boom Supersonic Announces Successful Flight of XB-1 Demonstrator Aircraft The nation’s first academic space cybersecurity program welcomes the 2nd cohort Geomagnetic storm from a solar flare could disrupt radio communications and create striking aurora- AP News 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