Touchdown for MS-25.

The Soyuz MS 25 spacecraft carrying NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson along with Cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko made a parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan. Heads of States from 193 countries have agreed to the United Nations proposed Pact for the Future  addressing active debris removal, and space traffic and space resources. The US Office of Space Commerce’s Traffic Coordination System for Space (TraCSS  is due to launch in just over 1 week, beginning a transition from the Defense Department that will run through next year, 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 Courtney Stadd, from the Beyond Earth Institute.  You can connect with Courtney on LinkedIn, and learn more about Beyond Earth Institute on their website. Selected Reading Soyuz Lands Returning Dyson, Two Crewmates Back to Earth – Space Station  United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs pact for the future  Office of Space Commerce AMOS  NASA creates space sustainability division to consolidate orbital debris activities - SpaceNews What’s Happening in Space Policy September 22-28, 2024 Big-talking Sateliot raises €10m from flagship VC firm on way to €30m Series B round IBM and NASA Release Open-Source AI Model on Hugging Face for Weather and Climate Applications Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command Award Contract to Astranis to Add Military Compatibility to New Satellites SpaceX plans to send five uncrewed Starships to Mars in two years, Musk says- Reuters Eutelsat explores partnerships to fund Europe’s space-based network NASA Awards $1.5 Million at Watts on the Moon Challenge Finale 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