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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 6, 2015

VOL. 253 NO. 26 August 06, 2015
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Funding & Policy

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NASA Extends Soyuz Transport Contract With Russia

Aug 05, 2015
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden blames Congress for failing to fully fund NASA’s commercial crew program that is intended to restore the nation’s ability to send astronauts into orbit.
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Amazon, Google Want Changes To Low-Altitude Airspace For UAS

Aug 05, 2015
Central to both proposals is allowing private-sector entities, rather than the FAA, to manage airspace operations.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Aug 06, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN has contract from ECHOSTAR CORP. to launch EchoStar XIX communication satellite in late 2016 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V…

In Brief

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Russian Helicopters To Show Off New Heavy Rotorcraft At MAKS

Aug 06, 2015
At the MAKS 2015 air show in Zhukosvky in August, Russian Helicopters will for the first time demonstrate the Mil Mi-8AMTSh-VA heavy transport…

Operations

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Russia Returns To The Arctic

Aug 05, 2015
Russia continues to strengthen its positions in the Arctic region, as reflected in July when Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the country’s renewed naval doctrine.

Programs

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Hellfire Passes Tests For LCS

Aug 05, 2015
Engineering development tests of modified Longbow Hellfire missiles for use on Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) were successfully conducted in June, the U.S. Navy reports.
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NASA’s Lunar IceCube To Ride On SLS Debut

Aug 05, 2015
The inclusion of secondary smallsat payloads adds additional luster to the multi-billion-dollar SLS-Orion test flight and potential encouragement for researchers to push deeper into space using CubeSat technologies.
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Ford Crew Moves Aboard Ship

Aug 05, 2015
The first-in-class carrier is in the final stages of construction and testing at the Newport News yard in the Tidewater section of Virginia.
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NASA Casts Net For Deep-Space Health Studies

Aug 05, 2015
The NASA-funded National Space Biomedical Research Institute is seeking more study proposals in areas of health concern associated with human deep-space exploration.

Technology

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Blood Samples Survive UAV Delivery

Aug 05, 2015
Blood samples have survived a flight in a small unmanned aircraft, opening up the possibility of quick access to laboratory tests for health care workers at remote clinics in rural areas of developing nations that lack passable roads to dedicated labs.

Program Dossier

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Program Dossier: S-300 Surface-To-Air Missile System

Aug 06, 2015
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