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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, October 30, 2020

VOL. 422 NO. 20 October 30, 2020
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Programs

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Fourteen Governors Advocate Blocking C-130 Retirements

Oct 29, 2020
Before the House and Senate defense authorization panels met this week for their first conference negotiation meeting with panel leadership, governors from 14 states urged Congress to prohibit the proposed retirements of U.S. Air National Guard C-130 aircraft.
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USAF Sets Next Arsenal Plane Demo With Lockheed Contract

Oct 29, 2020
If fielded, the capability could transform the C-17 and C-130 fleets into two of the U.S. Air Force’s most powerful standoff bombers, with the C-17 alone offering one-third more firepower at long range than the 24 JASSM-ER missile capacity inside a Boeing B-1B weapons bays. 
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Osiris-Rex Asteroid Samples Secured For Return To Earth

Oct 29, 2020
NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return mission spacecraft has successfully secured material gathered last week from the surface of the near Earth object Bennu in the spacecraft’s Sample Return Capsule.
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NASA Crowdsource Seeks Proposals For Offloading Payloads At Moon

Oct 29, 2020
NASA’s Tournament Lab, working with social media crowdsourcing platform HeroX, is reaching out for proposals to offload a range of payload types at the Moon in support of the bold vision of developing a sustained human lunar presence this decade.

Daily Briefs

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Daily Briefs

Oct 29, 2020
Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

In Brief

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New Award Moves GA-ASI Into ISR Services Market

Oct 29, 2020
The San Diego-based company announced winning a contract on October 29 for a program that provides professional services for U.S. federal agencies.

Funding & Policy

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North Dakota Announces Statewide Drone Network

Oct 29, 2020
North Dakota officials have announced the establishment of a statewide network for flying unmanned aircraft systems beyond visual line of sight of an operator, supported by a ground-based surveillance and communications infrastructure.
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U.S. Space Force Still Finalizing Its Acquisition System

Oct 29, 2020
The U.S. Space Force is in the final stages of developing its acquisition system that is designed for speed, senior leaders say. 
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UK Defense Review Delay Could Hurt Programs, Lawmakers Warn

Oct 29, 2020
British lawmakers have expressed concern that the government’s planned Integrated Review of the UK’s defense posture may be further delayed or incomplete when published in November.

Business

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Parsons Buys Braxton Science & Technology For Milspace Growth

Oct 29, 2020
Parsons will buy Braxton Science & Technology Group in a deal worth $300 million.
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Textron Expects Fourth-Quarter Profitability Return At Aviation

Oct 29, 2020
Textron Aviation is expected to return to profitability in the fourth quarter after an “encouraging” recovery in orders for business aircraft, Textron CEO Scott Donnelly said on an Oct. 29 third-quarter results call with analysts.

Operations

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Falcon 9 Launch Abort Probe Impacts Two More SpaceX Missions

Oct 29, 2020
A investigation into what caused a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch abort 2 sec. before liftoff on Oct. 2, delaying delivery of a GPS III satellite into orbit for the U.S. Space Force, is impacting two more SpaceX missions, including the first operational International Space Station crew ferry flight for NASA.
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Rocket Lab Electron Carries 10 Smallsats Into Orbit

Oct 28, 2020
The mission carried nine Earth-imaging SuperDove cubesats for Planet and a tech demo for Canon Electronics.

Technology

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Report: U.S. Should Consider Benefits Of Space Solar Power

Oct 28, 2020
The U.S. should build a coordinated and consistent approach to developing space-based solar power, beginning with a series of flight experiments leading to a demonstration of a complete on-orbit system with ground components, a new report advocates.

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Oct 29, 2020
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