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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 13, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 8 July 13, 2015
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Programs

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Charon Coming Into Its Own

Jul 10, 2015
​Pluto’s large moon Charon is beginning to reveal its face as the New Horizons probe draws closer to the July 14 flyby that will take it between the orbits of the two partners in this “binary dwarf.” Members of the mission’s science team say features resolving on the surface of Charon could be impact craters, and if they are, it could provide them with a keyhole into the moon’s interior.
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NASA Sees Next U.S. Station At the Moon

Jul 10, 2015
William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for human exploration and operations, says NASA’s strategy is to use the ISS to spur the growth of a commercial economy in low Earth orbit that can take over with its own spacecraft while NASA moves on to the space around the Moon.
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BAE’s Australian Assault Ship Work Close To Target

Jul 10, 2015
BAE Systems’ program to build two 27,500-ton assault ships for Australia is running close to the timetable set eight years ago, with the company saying the second ship should be delivered in September.
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Lockheed Martin To Offer Converted C-130Js As Maritime Patrollers

Jul 09, 2015
Lockheed could convert the U.K. Royal Air Force’s existing fleet of C-130J airlifters into SC-130Js, reducing procurement costs and technical risks, company officials told Aviation Week on the eve of the RNAS Yeovilton Air Day.
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India’s Heaviest Commercial Launch Mission Successful

Jul 10, 2015
In its heaviest-ever commercial launch mission, India successfully put into orbit five U.K. satellites aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle XL variant (PSLV-XL) on July 10, giving a boost to the country’s commercial launch capabilities.
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Tenth GPS IIF Set to Launch, Replace 19-Year-Old IIA

Jul 10, 2015
The GPS IIF-10 satellite is slated to lift off on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, for delivery into plane C slot 3 for the GPS constellation about 11,000 mi. above the surface of the Earth.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 10, 2015
STELIA AEROSPACE, CONSTELLIUM and CT INGENIERIE partnered to conduct R&D program to optimize and expand use of additive manufacturing (3-D printing) to produce large aerostructures. SINTAVIA was formed in Davie, FL, by Neff Capital Management to focus on aerospace and defense parts production using 3-D printing; Neff plans to invest $10m into new company, which also will maintain a metallurgical and metrology lab.

Operations

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NASA Names Cassidy Chief Astronaut

Jul 10, 2015
Chris Cassidy, a U.S. Navy captain and former SEAL team member with 182 days in Earth orbit, will serve as NASA’s new chief astronaut.
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Logistics, Comms Key To Joint Talisman Saber Exercise, Operations

Jul 10, 2015
This year’s Talisman Saber exercise has some added twists – thousands of U.S. Marines are now in Darwin, Australia, representing a major buildup for the service in the region, and Japanese forces also are participating on a limited bases, officials note.

Funding & Policy

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U.S.-ROK Agreement ‘Key’ For Nuclear Trade, CRS Says

Jul 10, 2015
The recent nuclear agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is vital for continued nuclear trade between the two countries, a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report says.

Technology

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Semibouyant Aircraft Could Explore Venus’s Upper Atmosphere

Jul 10, 2015
A different way to enter a planet’s atmosphere is behind Northrop Grumman’s concept for a flying “rover” able to coast through the clouds of Venus for up to a year collecting atmospheric data.

Calendar of Events

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Upcoming Events

Jul 11, 2015
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 7-9—Fourth International Space Station Research and Development Conference, Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, Massachusetts. For more information go to www.issconference.org/