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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 3, 2016

VOL. 258 NO. 24 November 03, 2016

Programs

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NASA Completes Integration Of Webb Telescope

Nov 02, 2016
Completion of the business end of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) keeps it on track for launch in October 2018, according to program managers.
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U.S. Navy To Test Stranded MUOS-5 Satellite’s Comms Payload

Nov 02, 2016
The U.S. Navy’s fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite has been maneuvered into a “roughly geosynchronous” orbit with enough fuel remaining to “keep us in an operational condition,” a Navy official says.
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Repurposed U.S. Military Sensor May Seek Mars Biosignatures

Nov 02, 2016
A two-decade-old remote sensing technology used by the U.S. military to detect harmful airborne pathogens and toxins may find new life seeking organic biosignatures in the atmosphere and on the surface of Mars and other planetary science destinations.
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USAF Ordering 10 More Massive Ordnance Penetrator Bombs

Nov 01, 2016
Boeing’s ordnance shop in St. Charles, Missouri, is set to continue producing the U.S. military’s largest non-nuclear bomb, the 30,000-lb. GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).
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Long March 5 On Launch Pad, Could Fly As Soon As Nov. 3

Nov 02, 2016
The first Long March 5 is on its launch pad and undergoing pre-flight checks at the new Wenchang launch base on Hainan, an island province in the South China Sea.
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Study Suggests Earth And Moon Share Dynamic Past

Nov 01, 2016
New modeling of the Earth-Moon system attempts to further explain the explosive nature of the lunar formation and the complex interactions between the battered Earth, its offspring and the Sun that followed.

SpeedNews Defense & Space

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SpeedNews Defense & Space

Nov 03, 2016
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $536.4m U.S. Air Force contract for F-22 sustainment services.

In Brief

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Spirit AeroSystems Looks For Bolt-Ons, Supply Chain Savings

Nov 03, 2016
Leading aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems is looking for so-called bolt-on acquisitions and more savings from its supply chain.

Funding & Policy

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EU, ESA Issue Shared Vision For Europe In Space

Nov 02, 2016
The European Space Agency and the European Commission last week issued a first-of-its-kind joint statement on a shared vision for Europe in space, drawing praise from the industry.

Operations

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USAF KC-10 Tanker Loses Boom In Flight

Nov 02, 2016
A U.S. Air Force KC-10 tanker from the 60th Air Mobility Wing lost its refueling boom during a Nov. 1 flight and was forced to make an emergency landing.
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Robinson Helicopter Accidents Concern New Zealand

Nov 02, 2016
New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has added Robinson Helicopters-built aircraft to its watch list after 14 accidents that killed 18 people.