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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 18, 2020

VOL. 273 NO. 53 September 18, 2020
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Business

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Raytheon Technologies Likely To More Than Double Workforce Cuts

Sep 17, 2020
Raytheon Technologies is on its way to cutting at least 15,000 employees in response to the company’s recent merger and the fallout from COVID-19, the aerospace and defense giant’s CEO told an investor conference, and likely more will occur.
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Dronemaker Volansi Wins $50M In Venture Financing

Sep 15, 2020
California-based startup Volansi said on Sept. 15 it has secured $50 million in venture funding to further develop its line of hybrid vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) delivery drones.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Sep 17, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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Rocket Lab Conducts Wet Dress Rehearsal Ahead Of U.S. Debut

Sep 17, 2020
After 14 launches from New Zealand, Rocket Lab is close to staging its first Electron mission from U.S. soil, with the completion of a wet dress rehearsal at its new Wallops Island launch site, one of the final preflight milestones. 

Operations

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NASA Realigns Human Spaceflight Division

Sep 17, 2020
To better prepare to expand astronaut presence from low Earth orbit into deep space, NASA has reorganized the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate and established a science definition team for the restart of lunar surface sorties. 

Programs

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Is MQ-9 An Attritable Aircraft Contender?

Sep 16, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is on the hunt for attritable aircraft to round out its inventory, but the service may already have what it needs in the MQ-9, according to the manufacturer.
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Nanoracks Preps For ISS Commercial Landmark

Sep 16, 2020
Working with Nanoracks, LLC, NASA is about to mark a milestone in its push to transition oversight of human scientific research and tech development in low Earth orbit to the private sector as it sets its sights on the Moon and Mars.

Technology

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Verizon Skyward, Parrot Partner On Drone Package

Sep 15, 2020
Verizon Skyward and French manufacturer Parrot have partnered to offer a drone training and operations management package based on Parrot’s Anafi USA quadcopter, the companies announced Sept. 15.

Forecasts & Data

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New Solar Cycle Should Be Much Like The Last

Sep 15, 2020
The new 11-year solar cycle is expected to match its extremely quiet predecessor, which concluded in December 2019.

Funding & Policy

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Audit Finds Lapses In NASA Planetary Science Performance

Sep 16, 2020
In an audit of NASA’s Planetary Science Division, the agency’s inspector general expresses concerns over the adequacy of funding and oversight of the recently established lunar Commercial Launch Provider Services (CLPS) initiative and efforts to identify potential impact threats to Earth posed by asteroids and comets as mandated by Congress.

Data & Analysis

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Venus Research Effort Hints At Possible Life

Sep 14, 2020
A British-led research effort has caught a possible low probability hint of biological activity in the high altitude cloud layers of neighboring Venus.

Aviation Week Forecasts

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Aviation Week Forecasts: Future European Tanker Capabilities

Sep 17, 2020
On Sept. 10 a Luftwaffe Airbus A310 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) carried out a symbolic air-to-air refueling mission, marking the last time the…