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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 6, 2015

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Funding & Policy

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Bolden Warns Moon Base Would Divert Focus On Mars

May 05, 2015
“I am one who believes that if your goal becomes the Moon, and you say you want to go on to Mars from there one day, then one day never comes,” the NASA administrator says.
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Technology Chief Named New Director Of NASA Ames

May 04, 2015
Eugene L. Tu, an experienced NASA engineer serving as director of exploration technology at Ames Research Center, was named director of the Mountain View, California, field center on May 4.
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Pentagon IG Questions U.S. Navy Aircraft Small Parts Contract

May 05, 2015
The U.S. Navy failed to take into account concerns raised by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) when awarding a recent $576 million contract for aircraft engine spare parts, the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) says.

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In Brief

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McCain Calls For Repeal Of Sequestration Caps

May 06, 2015
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is carrying on the drumbeat for the repeal of so-called sequestration…

Programs

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TAI Accelerating Hurkus Flight Tests

May 05, 2015
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is accelerating flight tests of its Hurkus turboprop trainer as it pushes to get more advanced versions of the aircraft into service with the country’s air force.
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TAI Close To Delivering First T129B ATAK Helos

May 05, 2015
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is hoping to deliver the first B models of the T129 ATAK attack helicopter to the Turkish Land Forces by year’s end.
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Turkish Firm Debuts Ultralight

May 05, 2015
Ankara-based THK Aircraft Company has unveiled the first ultralight aircraft to be built in Turkey.
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Ground Test Clears Path For SpaceX Pad Abort Test

May 05, 2015
SpaceX’s planned pad abort test for the Crew Dragon vehicle appears to be staying on track for May 6 following a successful ground firing of thrusters at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral.
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India Targets Launching 19 Satellites In 2015-16

May 05, 2015
India has lined up six indigenous satellites and 13 foreign satellites to be launched over the next year, putting the country’s space agency in the global limelight, according to Junior Minister for Space Jitendra Singh.
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Sharc Attacks Naval ISR, Comms Needs

May 05, 2015
Boeing and Liquid Robotics are hoping to ride the wave of new naval needs for better maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and communications with a new watercraft they call the Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft (Sharc).
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Boeing Gets P-8A Training Contract; U.S. Navy Lauds Poseidon

May 05, 2015
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an $118.1 million modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract earlier this month to buy training systems and materials in support of the P-8A Multi-mission maritime aircraft for the Navy and the Australian government.

Technology

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NASA-Led Team Completes Morphing Flap Tests

May 05, 2015
NASA plans to dynamically test flexible wing technology on a modified Gulfstream III later this year after successfully completing initial trials of a morphing flap at the agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.