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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 11, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 47 March 11, 2021
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Programs

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NASA Reschedules SLS Hot Fire Test For March 18

Mar 10, 2021
NASA plans to try again on March 18 to fire up the four Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engines on the Space Launch System core stage for a critical integrated test ahead of the booster’s debut flight in late 2021 or early 2022.
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Upgrade Sets Up C-17, C-130J For Network Relay Role

Mar 10, 2021
A request for information published on March 10 by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center asked industry for a modernized airborne executive processor that can support a communications gateway system. 
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Germany’s Apus Developing Zero-Emission Four Seater

Mar 10, 2021
German aviation engineering services specialist Apus Group has begun construction of a hydrogen fuel-cell-powered four-seat aircraft which it plans to fly in mid-2023 and hopes to have on the market by 2025. 
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Perseverance Rover’s SuperCam Takes Spotlight

Mar 10, 2021
Scientists say they are pleased with the initial performance of SuperCam, a rock-vaporizing collection of lasers, high-tech cameras, spectrographs and microphones aboard NASA’s Perseverance Mars 2020 rover.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Rostec Delivers First Re-Engined Tu-160M To Russian Air Force

Mar 10, 2021
The delivery begins a series of government testing on the supersonic strategic bomber, which is now powered by Kuznetsov NK-30-2 turbofan engines, Rostec said. 

Funding & Policy

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NASA Strikes Novel Launch Agreement For ISS Astronauts

Mar 10, 2021
NASA has contracted with Axiom Space to acquire a seat aboard Russia’s Soyuz MS-18 for a NASA astronaut to launch to the orbiting science lab on April 9.

Business

Archer
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Archer Names Miami As Launch Market For UAM Network

Mar 10, 2021
Archer has committed to launching an urban air mobility network in Miami by 2024 which will see Southern Florida join Los Angeles as a flagship market for the startup’s planned air taxi services.

Technology

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LiquidPiston Studies Rotary Diesel For Hybrid Propulsion

Mar 10, 2021
LiquidPiston is to study the application of its rotary diesel engine technology to hybrid-electric propulsion systems for unmanned aircraft and advanced air mobility vehicles under a contract from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit.

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