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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 26, 2014

VOL. 249 NO. 39 August 26, 2014
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Operations

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China Continues International Harassment Of U.S. Forces

Aug 26, 2014
When China sent an uninvited intelligence-gathering ship into international waters to observe the Rim of Pacific (Rimpac) exercise in July, U.S. Navy…

Programs

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U.S. Missile Defense Agency Eyes Next Flight Trial

Aug 26, 2014
HUNTSVILLE — U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Adm. James Syring says the next official test of the Boeing Ground-Based Midcourse Defense …
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Arianespace Forms Panel To Investigate Galileo Launch Shortfall

Aug 26, 2014
A former European Space Agency inspector general will head an independent failure review commission set up to seek the cause of a “major anomaly”…
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SpaceX Investigates Vertical Lander Test Failure

Aug 26, 2014
LOS ANGELES — Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is continuing preparations to fly a second, more capable, reusable Falcon 9 first stage testbed…
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Second Flight Of U.S. Army Hypersonic Weapon Fails

Aug 26, 2014
A second flight test of the boost-glide U.S. Army Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) ended in failure shortly after liftoff Aug. 25 from Kodiak Launch Complex…
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Accidental Release Interrupts ISS Cubesat Deployments

Aug 26, 2014
HOUSTON — Flight controllers have interrupted the intermittent release of 28 Earth observing cubesats from the International Space Station’s (ISS)…
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Second Indian Lunar Mission Progresses

Aug 26, 2014
NEW DELHI — India says it remains on track to launch its second lunar mission in 2017, as the program awaits more funding from the Indian government,…
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U.S. Navy Manages Aircraft Carrier Milestones

Aug 26, 2014
The U.S. Navy carrier fleet saw two milestones for its ships this month – at opposite ends of the spectrum – with the CVN 71 USS Theodore Roosevelt…

Forecasts/Industry Data

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McAleese & Associates: 2015 Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Request, USAF Winners & Losers

Aug 26, 2014
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In Brief

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New Horizons Spacecraft Crosses Neptune Orbit En Route To Pluto

Aug 26, 2014
CROSSING NEPTUNE: NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has crossed Neptune’s orbit as it continues on its way to become the first probe to make a close…

Contracts

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Selected Aerospace and Defense Contracts for the Week of Aug. 18-22, 2014

Aug 26, 2014
Selected aerospace and defense contracts for the week of Aug. 18-22, 2014. Selected aerospace and defense contracts for Aug. 18, 2014 ARMY Northrop…

Funding & Policy

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Lawsuits Challenge FAA’s Special Rule For Model Aircraft

Aug 26, 2014
The FAA is facing more legal challenges to its efforts to enforce a ban on commercial unmanned aircraft use until it can get long-delayed regulations…