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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, July 29, 2016

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Sierra Nevada Using Commercial Crew Tests To Ready Cargo Vehicle

Jul 28, 2016
The repaired and upgraded atmospheric-test version of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle is ready to begin a test campaign this fall that will complete a “significant milestone” of the company’s old contract to develop a commercial crew vehicle for NASA.
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European Multinational Tanker Fleet Takes Leap Forward

Jul 28, 2016
The governments of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have taken a significant step forward in the creation of a European multinational aerial refueling fleet.
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Global Strike Chief: B-21 Won’t Push Out ‘Chipper’ B-52

Jul 28, 2016
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command says it would be an “erroneous assumption” to presume that the Northrop Grumman B-21 is a one-for-one replacement for America’s longest continually serving nuclear-armed bomber, the “chipper” 55-year-old Boeing B-52H.
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MDA To Pick Industry Teams For Laser UAV Demo This Fall

Jul 28, 2016
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s longtime pursuit of laser weapons for shooting down ballistic missiles as they launch will receive another jolt of energy this fall when the organization picks two flying testbed aircraft to carry its low-power laser demonstrator program into the stratosphere.
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NASA On Thin Ice With Human Exploration Plans, GAO Says

Jul 27, 2016
U.S. plans to test-fly its next-generation human spaceflight vehicles on an unmanned mission around the Moon before the end of 2018 rely on incomplete and flawed analysis that could lead to delays and more cost overruns, evaluators at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) say in a pair of reports issued July 27.
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Apollo Astronaut Cardio Health Issues Tied to Radiation Exposure

Jul 28, 2016
The mortality rate from cardiovascular problems among NASA’s Apollo lunar astronauts is almost four times greater than those in the profession who never went beyond low Earth orbit, an agency-supported study says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Jul 30, 2016
UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE launched classified National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) satellite ...

In Brief

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CSIS: New Ways Of War, Tight Budgets Pose Risks For Military

Jul 30, 2016
A Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) report reminds U.S. officials that congressionally imposed budget caps ...

Forecast Friday

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Forecast Friday: C4ISR and Maritime Aircraft Engine Deliveries 2016-2025

Jul 30, 2016
View the Forecast Friday: C4ISR and Maritime Aircraft Engine Deliveries 2016-2025 chart in PDF format.