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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 24, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 36 February 24, 2021
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Programs

SLS
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Valve Issue Delays SLS Core Stage 'Hot Fire'

Feb 23, 2021
NASA has delayed the planned Feb. 25 full-duration hot fire of the Space Launch System (SLS) core stage due to a faulty valve in the system that supplies liquid oxygen to one of the vehicle’s four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines.
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Blue Origin Nears Completion Of New Glenn Launch Pad

Feb 23, 2021
The buildup of Launch Complex 36 (LC36) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for Blue Origin’s upcoming New Glenn reusable orbital booster is nearing completion, Scott Henderson, vice president of test and flight operations, said Feb. 23.
Angara
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Russia Schedules Three Angara Launches in 2021

Feb 23, 2021
Russia intends to accelerate launch trials for its new Angara rockets. 
vega
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Avio Fine-Tunes Light Launcher Transition Plan To Vega C

Feb 23, 2021
After delays due to a launch failure and the COVID-19 crisis, Avio is proceeding with the development of an upgraded version of its light launcher, Vega C, planning on a three-year transition over 2021-24.
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Paramount Group Launches N-Raven UAS Development

Feb 23, 2021
The 41-kg (90-lb.) N-Raven is advertised with the ability to carry 10-15 kg payloads for up to 250 km at a cruise speed of 180 km/hr.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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St. Jude’s Physician Assistant Named To Private Space Mission

Feb 22, 2021
Hayley Arceneaux, a physician assistant at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and pediatric cancer survivor, will fly along with entrepreneur and pilot Jared Isaacman on a chartered SpaceX Crew Dragon flight.

Funding & Policy

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Top General Cites NGI Program As Industrial Base Concern

Feb 23, 2021
Asked during an event by the Center for Strategic and International Studies about the Next Generation Interceptor, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff cited the program as a growing concern about competitiveness and resilience in the defense industry. 

Business

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Redwire Space Rollup Company Acquires Deployable Space Systems

Feb 23, 2021
Redwire, a busy private equity funded space rollup, announced Feb. 23 it had acquired Deployable Space Systems, a provider of deployable solar arrays, structures and mechanisms for space applications.
Overture
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Condit Joins Boom Supersonic Advisory Council

Feb 19, 2021
Veteran aerospace engineer and former Boeing CEO Phil Condit has joined the advisory council of Boom Supersonic, the Denver, Colorado-based high-speed airliner developer.
Universal
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Airbus Ex-Leaders Advise Universal Hydrogen As Startup Lands New VC

Feb 19, 2021
Universal Hydrogen, a startup aiming to provide fuel systems and logistics for zero-emission commercial aviation, has landed former Airbus CEO Tom Enders as a strategic advisor and secured investment from Trucks Venture Capital.

Operations

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NASA Panel Urges Ongoing Space Station Safety Focus

Feb 18, 2021
NASA’s independent Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel raised a number of concerns about the International Space Station Feb. 18 during its first quarterly meeting of 2021.
Skyports
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Scottish Communities Benefitting From Medical Drone Network

Feb 23, 2021
A trial to use cargo drones to carry medical supplies and samples in western Scotland has been extended and expanded. 

Technology

Neste
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Neste Joins Finnish E-Fuel Research Project

Feb 17, 2021
Finland has launched a research project to reduce the cost of producing synthetic fuels, or e-fuels, using renewable electricity and sequestered carbon dioxide.

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