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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 12, 2014

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Programs

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Heavy-Lift SLS May Take Tiny Cubesats To Lunar Orbit

Aug 12, 2014
LOGAN, Utah — NASA admits it will be like “using a shotgun to kill a gnat,” but it is moving ahead with plans to offer piggyback rides on the 70-metric-ton version of its heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) to launch 6U cubesats weighing 15 kg each.
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Australia Lowers Specification For New Submarines

Aug 12, 2014
Australia has lowered the requirements for its next class of submarines, cutting the risk and cost of a program that could carry a good deal of both…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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Aviation Week 2014 Workforce Study

Aug 12, 2014
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In Brief

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National Defense Panel Weighs In On Military Space

Aug 12, 2014
SPACE WAR: A high-level bipartisan panel is calling on the U.S. to look for ways to deter and counter attacks on space assets. Military satellite…

Contracts

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Selected Aerospace and Defense Contracts for the Week of Aug. 4-8, 2014

Aug 12, 2014
Selected aerospace and defense contracts for the week of Aug. 4-8, 2014. Selected aerospace and defense contracts for Aug. 4, 2014 AIR FORCE Northrop…

Funding & Policy

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Former NASA Chief Griffin: U.S. Not On A Path To Mars

Aug 12, 2014
HOUSTON — U.S. policymakers and others passionate about a human Mars landing are delusional if they believe the nation that ended its first foray…
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Carrier Defueling Contract Is Good Sign, Shipbuilding CEO Says

Aug 12, 2014
The recent U.S. Navy contract to defuel CVN 73 USS George Washington is a good sign about the country’s intention for its aircraft carrier fleet,…
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Mars Society Gathering Confronts Red Planet Barriers

Aug 12, 2014
HOUSTON — What do hard-nosed accounting, cultural sensitivity and “story time” have to do with human missions to Mars? Perhaps as much as advanced…
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Another LPD Bridges Gap For LXR Amphib, HII CEO Says

Aug 12, 2014
As the next-generation amphibious ship, the LXR, faces further delays because of budgetary issues, another transportation dock ship — LPD 28 — would…

Program

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Six LCS Vessels To Be Homeported At Mayport

Aug 12, 2014
Six Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will be homeported at the U.S. Naval Station Mayport, Florida, beginning in 2016. The decision to homeport the ships…