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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 10, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 27 February 10, 2021
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Programs

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Northrop Confirms Interest In USAF's New AAR Program

Feb 09, 2021
Northrop will engage in an analysis of alternatives for the Advanced Air Refueling program by Air Mobility Command, which is scheduled to begin in 2022.
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UAE Hope Probe Reaches Mars Orbit

Feb 09, 2021
The Emirates Mars Mission Hope spacecraft completed a 27-min. braking burn to put itself into orbit on Feb. 9, earning the United Arab Emirates a place in history as the first Arab nation to successfully reach the red planet.
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Thales Alenia Wins $3 Billion Telesat Contract

Feb 09, 2021
Telesat has awarded a $3 billion contact to Thales Alenia Space to build its planned 298-member low Earth orbit broadband constellation, named Lightspeed.
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NASA Looks To Map Martian Ice Deposits With Global Partners

Feb 04, 2021
NASA will work with the space agencies of Italy, Canada and Japan to develop a plan for a possible Mars Ice Mapper mission to detect and assess the depth and dimensions of near-surface ice deposits.
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Swarm Satellite Network For IoT Brought Online

Feb 09, 2021
Swarm, a low-cost satellite communications network company selling data from space for less than the cost of a Netflix subscription, is now available for commercial use.

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In Brief

Funding & Policy

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FAA Approves First Landing Site For Commercial Spacecraft

Feb 09, 2021
The FAA has approved the first Re-entry Site Operator License for the Launch and Landing Facility in Titusville Florida, clearing the way for future…
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Turkey Plans Two Moon Probes As Part Of New Space Program

Feb 09, 2021
Turkey will send a probe to make a hard landing on the Moon in 2023 as part of celebrations of the country’s centenary, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared.

Business

Isotropic
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British Antenna Startup Isotropic Lands $40M-Plus From SES, Boeing

Feb 09, 2021
British flat-panel satellite antenna systems maker Isotropic Systems, already a recipient of Boeing and venture capital funds, has landed at least $40 million more and plans to double in size as it races toward commercial rollout.
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Trainer, C4ISR Provider Cubic Concedes To Activist, Will Go Private

Feb 09, 2021
Cubic, a military training and C4ISR services specialist, will be taken private in a $2.8 billion takeover by Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management.

Operations

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Senator Seeks UH-60 Probe After Four Fatal Crashes

Feb 09, 2021
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is asking the Pentagon to launch a formal investigation into four fatal UH-60 crashes to determine whether there is a systemic problem with the helicopter.

Technology

Climeworks
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Dutch Airport Operator Backs Sustainable-Fuel Projects

Feb 09, 2021
Two projects have been announced in the Netherlands with the goal of producing carbon-neutral synthetic jet fuel using renewable energy.

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