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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 18, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 34 May 18, 2015
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Programs

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NASA Heavy-lift Rocket Critical Design Review Underway

May 18, 2015
NASA’s Space Launch System program manager says the main risk to the heavy rocket's scheduled November 2018 debut is an installation problem encountered by crews at Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
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Pentagon Will Attempt Competition On F-35 Upgrades

May 15, 2015
As a first step, the U.S. Air Force will be pushing for a more-open systems architecture in Block 4, the first post-service-entry upgrade for the F-35.
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Moon Express Signs Payload That Would Continue Apollo Work

May 15, 2015
A leading contender in the Google Lunar X Prize competition has signed an agreement to land laser-reflecting arrays on the surface of the Moon, continuing experiments placed on the lunar surface by Apollo astronauts.
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India Set To Launch First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier

May 15, 2015
The 40,000-ton Vikrant, meaning “bold” or “courageous,” will be undocked at the state-owned Cochin shipyard in southern state of Kerala on May 28 following completion of some pending structural work, a yard official says.
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U.S. Navy Looks To Dramatically Increase Torpedo Range

May 15, 2015
The service is looking at technology that can extend the range of its torpedoes, now at about 10 nm, to about 200 nm, says Vice Adm. Michael Connor, commander of U.S. Submarine Forces and Allied Submarine Command.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 19, 2015
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved potential $345m Foreign Military Sale to Norway of up to 200 AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder Tactical Missiles, 2 AIM-9X…

In Brief

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Bomber Award In ‘One or Two Months’

May 15, 2015
The Pentagon will select a contractor for the $80 billion Long-Range Strike Bomber program in “one to two months,” according to William LaPlante, U.S. Air Force assistant secretary for acquisition.

Technology

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Avic Stovl Work Only A Hint At Possible Deployment

May 15, 2015
Avic’s preliminary development of technology for a short-takeoff-vertical-landing (Stovl) fighter, discussed by state media this week, probably means that the Chinese military has some interest in operating such an aircraft but does not necessarily mean it has a concrete plan to do so.
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Managed Buoyancy Gives Airship Lift

May 15, 2015
Where HAV’s hybrid airship is heavier than air, for ease of handling on the ground, and uses a combination of aerodynamic, buoyant and propulsive lift to take off, Aeros’s Aeroscraft rigid airship can take off and land vertically using a “control of static heaviness” (COSH) system to vary buoyancy while keeping hull volume constant.

Funding & Policy

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House Appropriations Subcommittee Moves NASA Funding Bill

May 15, 2015
The House Appropriations Subcommittee that funds NASA marked up and approved an $18.5 billion fiscal 2016 spending bill for the agency May 14 that boosts exploration, but slightly cuts science funding as compared to 2015-enacted levels.
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Commercial Space-Friendly Legislation Advances In Congress

May 15, 2015
The House Science, Space and Technology Committee has approved the Spurring Private Aerospace Competitiveness and Entrepreneurship Act, or SPACE Act, of 2015.

Calendar

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Calendar of Events

May 19, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.)…