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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 22, 2016

VOL. 257 NO. 58 September 22, 2016
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Funding & Policy

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Senate Bill Would Push NASA Plans Through Presidential Transition

Sep 21, 2016
The Senate committee that authorizes NASA spending adopted bipartisan language on Sept. 21 that would require the next president to maintain the status quo on major NASA exploration programs, at least initially.
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NASA Plots Affordable Human Phobos, Mars Missions

Sep 19, 2016
If NASA’s aspirations of reaching Mars with humans are to succeed, policymakers must address a demanding set of requirements, two agency mission architecture veterans say.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Sep 22, 2016
AIRBUS DEFENSE AND SPACE has €291m ($325m) German Aerospace Center contract to build three flight units of METimage weather instruments for ...

In Brief

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Military Aerostat Market to Grow 5% Annually Through 2021

Sep 22, 2016
The global military aerostat market will reach $5.29 billion by the end of 2021.

Programs

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Aurora’s Orion UAV Returning To Flight After Pause

Sep 20, 2016
Aurora Flight Science’s record-breaking Orion UAV will fly again, but the company has declined to provide details about specific flights and who is sponsoring them as they are still being finalized.
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Repairs On Grounded F-35s To Begin Next Week

Sep 20, 2016
In record turnaround time, the F-35 program office and Lockheed Martin will begin fixing the 15 F-35 aircraft that were grounded due to crumbling insulation inside the fuel tanks as soon as next week.
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Commercial Crew-SLS Combo Seen As Enabler For Lunar Outpost

Sep 21, 2016
A pair of longtime lunar exploration advocates say NASA can set up a permanent water-mining base at one of the Moon’s poles with an innovative adaptation of the agency’s planned heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) and advanced commercial crew vehicles.
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India Developing Second Aircraft Carrier

Sep 21, 2016
India is working to develop a second indigenous aircraft carrier, IAC-2, as it prepares to induct the first one in the next two years, according to a senior Indian navy official.

Operations

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Mexican Air Force Stops Fast Jet Operations

Sep 20, 2016
The Mexican air force has ended fast jet operations with the retirement of its Northrop F-5 Tiger fleet.