--- title: We’re out of our Vulcan minds. description: Launch success for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur. Mission complications for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. UAE and NASA announce a new collaboration. And more. image: https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/t-minus%20episode%20art-3.png --- MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS # We’re out of our Vulcan minds. Launch success for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur. Mission complications for Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander. UAE and NASA announce a new collaboration. And more. [ Maria Varmazis ](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/maria-varmazis) Jan 8, 2024 [MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/tag/marketing-communications) ### Share the intelligence [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email%20&body=Check%20out%20https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/188&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email) ### Follow ### Subscribe ![](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/t-minus%20episode%20art-3.png) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) - [![Apple Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/ApplePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t-minus-space-daily/id1676944102) - [![Google Podcasts](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/GooglePodcasts-1.png) ](https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vdC1taW51cy1zcGFjZS1kYWlseQ) - [![Spotify](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Spotify-1.png) ](https://open.spotify.com/show/63SMcWF9DYVKgBedA9HEvS) - [![iHeart Media](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/iheart.png) ](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-t-minus-space-daily-110660221/) - [![Castbox](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Castbox-1.png) ](https://castbox.fm/channel/T-Minus-Space-Daily-id5376113) - [![RSS](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/RSS-1.png) ](https://feeds.megaphone.fm/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Overcast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Overcast-1.png) ](https://overcast.fm/itunes1676944102/t-minus-space-daily) - [![Podcast Addict](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/PodcastAddict.png) ](https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4374056) - [![Pocket Cast](https://space.n2k.com/hubfs/Website%20Materials/Imported_Blog_Media/PocketCast-Sep-19-2023-05-08-15-6259-PM.png) ](https://pca.st/ysgb04mq) Summary United Launch Alliance successfully launches its Vulcan Centaur rocket. Astrobotics’ Peregrine lunar lander experiences an anomaly. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre has announced plans to provide an airlock for NASA’s Gateway space station that will orbit the Moon, 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](https://space.n2k.com/newsletters/signals-and-space). And be sure to follow T-Minus on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tminusdaily/) and [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/n2k-space/). Show Notes Transcript ## T-Minus Guest Our guest today is Space Author John G. Bluck. You can connect with John on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-g-bluck-711334/) and learn about his series [here](https://roughedgespress.com/project/john-g-bluck/). ## Selected Reading [United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches First Next Generation Vulcan Rocket](https://newsroom.ulalaunch.com/releases/united-launch-alliance-successfully-launches-first-next-generation-vulcan-rocket) [Peregrine lander: Private US Moon mission runs into trouble](https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67915696) [NASA Administrator, Leaders to Discuss Artemis Moon Mission Plans](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-administrator-leaders-to-discuss-artemis-moon-mission-plans/) [NASA, United Arab Emirates Announce Artemis Lunar Gateway Airlock ](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-united-arab-emirates-announce-artemis-lunar-gateway-airlock/) [UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi appointed Minister of Youth](https://www.arabianbusiness.com/gcc/uae/uae-astronaut-sultan-al-neyadi-appointed-minister-of-youth) [NASA Adjusts Agreements to Benefit Commercial Station Development](https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/commercial-space/leo-economy/nasa-adjusts-agreements-to-benefit-commercial-station-development/) [Space Force is crafting in-house cyber teams but sees need for closer work with USCYBERCOM](https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2024/01/space-force-crafting-house-cyber-teams-sees-need-closer-work-uscybercom/393172/) [Spire Global Awarded $9.4 Million Contract by NOAA for Satellite Weather Data](https://spire.com/press-release/spire-global-awarded-9-4-million-contract-by-noaa-for-satellite-weather-data/) [UN space tsar calls for increase in junk clean-up efforts](https://www.ft.com/content/4704c6db-f7ab-4f45-8fea-73617a9cd95f) [A starring role for NASA in Biden’s push to end cancer - POLITICO](https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/06/nasa-cancer-cure-moonshot-00134155)   [Office of Space Commerce Announces New Regulatory Division Head](https://www.space.commerce.gov/office-of-space-commerce-announces-new-regulatory-division-head/) [Orbex lands “stellar” CEO and Chair team to accelerate growth](https://orbex.space/news/orbex-lands-stellar-ceo-and-chair-team-to-accelerate-growth) ## T-Minus Crew Survey We want to hear from you! 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