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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 14, 2015

VOL. 252 NO. 32 May 14, 2015

Programs

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Tech Issues Slow Retrieval Of A400M Crash Data

May 13, 2015
Engineers are having trouble extracting data from the flight data recorders of an A400M airlifter that crashed May 9 near Seville, Spain, killing four crewmembers.
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NASA Endorses Russian Launch Changes In Wake Of Progress Loss

May 13, 2015
The NASA chair of the International Space Station (ISS) Mission Management Team (MMT) has endorsed Russia’s changes to ISS crew and cargo launch schedules in the aftermath of the late April Progress 59 resupply mission loss.
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No New Engines For B-52s

May 13, 2015
Boeing B-52 bombers will not be getting new engines any time soon, the U.S. Air Force has decided.
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Materials Scientists Don’t Know Where X-37B Is Taking Them

May 13, 2015
Scientists working on NASA’s long-term effort to gauge the effects of the space environment on the materials used to build spacecraft are happy to get a ride from the U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B program, but they haven’t been told exactly where the Boeing-built reusable spaceplane will take their latest materials-exposure experiment.
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India’s Plan To Buy Airbus Refueler Aircraft On Course

May 13, 2015
India’s plan to procure midair refueler aircraft is progressing well, the country’s defense minister says, marking a major step to increase the operational reach of the air force.
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China Focuses On Carrier-Aircraft Integration

May 12, 2015
China spent 2014 finding ways to better integrate its carrier and aircraft operations, the Pentagon says.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

May 15, 2015
LOCKHEED MARTIN finished construction of Orion crew module and crew module adapter full-scale mockup at company facility in Littleton, CO. Mockup…

Operations

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NASA Providing Satellite Data for Nepal Earthquake Response

May 13, 2015
A joint project of NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) designed to provide satellite data for rural development in the Third World is delivering bite-sized chunks of Earth-observation information from space to help authorities in Nepal respond to the deadly earthquakes there.

Program Dossier

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KC-46 Pegasus Specifications

May 15, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/asd_05_14_2015_kc46specs.pdf KC-46 Pegasus Specifications (See pp. 7-9 for full KC-46 Program…
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Program Dossier: KC-46 Pegasus

May 15, 2015
/site-files/aviationweek.com/files/uploads/2015/05/asd_05_14_2015_cht1.pdf Definition: The KC-46 Pegasus is a U.S. air-refueling tanker that is expected to reach initial operating capability (IOC) around 2017. It is produced by Boeing