T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing

For years, in-space internet capabilities were rarely worth the hassle. Now, that’s changing.

In today’s episode, Maria Varmazis and Ethan Cook sit down to discuss how internet data moves through space systems and its recent advancements. For decades, GEO satellites made up most of the marketplace; however, LEO satellites are changing the landscape improving connectivity and speeds.

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In-space relay and WiFi services.


Space Development Agency On Orbit.

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T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing  from N2K CyberWire examines the  expanding attack surface created between Earth and orbit. Each week, we cover space and cyber developments that bridge technology, commerce, and innovation. We are the cybersecurity industry’s source for understanding how space-based infrastructure reshapes digital networks,  risk, and resilience globally.
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In anticipation of our launch this weekend of T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing podcast, please enjoy this interview that CyberWire Daily's Dave Bittner had with Brandon Karpf. They discuss: "⁠Japan’s space systems face growing cybersecurity threats.⁠"

Stay tuned for the first episode of T-Minus: Space-Cyber Briefing on Sunday with host Maria Varmazis and tune in each Sunday for new episodes!
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This week on our Deep Space episode, Maria talks with Dave Roscoe, President of Satellite IoT for ORBCOMM and Skywave. They discuss the rollout of ORBCOMM’s latest purpose-built industrial satellite IoT network and what it signals for the future of mission-critical connectivity.

As satellite connectivity and device costs continue to decrease, organizations are rethinking where — and how — industrial IoT can be deployed across transportation, logistics, energy, maritime, agriculture, and remote infrastructure operations.

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This week on our Deep Space episode, Maria speaks with ⁠⁠⁠TransAstra's CEO Joe Sercel about their recently demonstrated capture-bag technology aboard the ISS, drawing attention for its potential role in orbital debris cleanup. Debris removal is only the beginning. The real goal is far bigger: asteroid mining as future space infrastructure.

Sercel walks us through how the same capture system designed to safely enclose debris could eventually be used to secure near-Earth asteroids—unlocking access to water, propellant, and raw materials that enable sustained operations beyond Earth orbit.. Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠TransAstra's work.

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