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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 4, 2016

VOL. 255 NO. 22 February 04, 2016
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Programs

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Panel Sees Shortage Of Demand In Private Spaceflight

Feb 03, 2016
Demand for a commercial human facility with International Space Station research capabilities is not a foregone conclusion, and may develop only slowly if at all as the station approaches the end of its service life in 2024 or later, academics and engineers say.
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Duffy, Parazynski To Enter U.S. Astronaut Hall Of Fame

Feb 03, 2016
NASA space shuttle-era astronauts Brian Duffy and Dr. Scott Parazynski will enter the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame during May 13-14 ceremonies at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex near Cape Canaveral.
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Next Orion Positioned For Launch Testing, Final Assembly

Feb 03, 2016
The critical pressure vessel for the Orion capsule has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for testing leading up to its use on the first uncrewed flight test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in late 2018.
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Lockheed Martin Wins Japanese Satellite Contract

Feb 03, 2016
SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. (SJC) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the JCSAT-17 telecommunications satellite that will be based on the updated A2100 spacecraft bus.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Feb 05, 2016
HANKUK CARBON and ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES signed joint-venture agreement to ...

Program Dossier

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MiG-31

Feb 05, 2016
Definition: The MiG-31 was the Soviet Union’s first fourth-generation fighter ...
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MiG-31 Specifications

Feb 05, 2016
​/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2016/02/asd_02_04_2016_cht2.pdf MiG-31 Specifications (See pp. 7-9 for full MiG-31 Program Dossier)…

Funding & Policy

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Analysts Predict Fight Over Pentagon Test Director Succession

Feb 03, 2016
Appointment of a successor to Pentagon director of operational test and evaluation (DOT&E) Michael Gilmore will spark a lobbying war in Washington, fueled by Gilmore’s harsh criticism of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, according to defense analyst Pierre Sprey and Tom Christie, the Pentagon’s first DOT&E.
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Luxembourg To Invest In Asteroid Mining Initiative

Feb 03, 2016
Luxembourg aims to become a hub of European space exploration under a new government-backed initiative that will promote the mining of minerals from asteroids and other near Earth objects.
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Republican Lawmaker Calls for More Regulation of Space

Feb 03, 2016
The burgeoning space economy needs government regulation before it spins out of control, a young conservative House Republican congressman urged space-industry representatives Feb. 2.
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U.S. Navy Chief Looks To Bolster Ties With India

Feb 03, 2016
U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson is visiting India through Feb. 6 to help deepen maritime partnerships between the two countries, Navy officials say.

Operations

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Drone Helps TransAsia Flight 222 Investigators

Feb 03, 2016
The Taiwan Aviation Safety Council (ASC) successfully deployed a UAV as part of its investigation into the July 23, 2014 crash of a TransAsia Airways ATR-72-500 on the island of Hoko, west of Taiwan.