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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 26, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 58 March 26, 2021
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Programs

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Congress Ensures Four B-1s Are Regeneration Candidates

Mar 25, 2021
DAVIS-MONTHAN AFB, Arizona—The U.S. Air Force is beginning a lengthy process to warehouse four aging B-1 aircraft for future spare parts, storing them in a state in which they cannot immediately get up to a flying standard if the U.S. goes to war.
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Insitu To Fly Hydrogen-Electric ScanEagle3

Mar 25, 2021
Insitu is preparing to fly a version of its ScanEagle3 unmanned aircraft powered by a fuel cell and liquid hydrogen.
Busek
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Lunar Gateway Electric Thrusters Pass Key Test Milestone

Mar 24, 2021
Developers of the solar electric propulsion (SEP) system for NASA’s Lunar-orbiting Gateway outpost have successfully validated key elements of the design.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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SBIRS-5 Arrives At Cape Canaveral

Mar 25, 2021
The fifth Space-Based Infrared System satellite has arrived at the processing facility at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, ahead of its anticipated launch from a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on May 17.

Funding & Policy

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CAA, UK Police Join Forces To Highlight Drone Code Enforcement

Mar 25, 2021
A campaign to highlight enforcement of the UK’s laws on flights by small unmanned aircraft—and to emphasize the penalties that will be imposed when they are broken—has been launched this week by the nation’s airspace regulator, police force and government.
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NASA’s Commercial Partnering To Include Space Communications

Mar 22, 2021
NASA’s nearly two-decade-long push to establish game-changing commercial partnerships in low Earth orbit operations to expand human exploration and scientific research and grow the economy is broadening its scope to include a new role for private sector communications and navigation assets and services.
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ESA Funds Another Two Microlauncher Projects

Mar 25, 2021
The European Space Agency has allotted a combined €10.45 million ($12.5 million) to two UK companies developing microlaunchers for small satellites: Orbex and Skyrora.

Operations

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OneWeb Kicks Off 2021 Launch Campaign From Vostochny

Mar 25, 2021
OneWeb added another 36 satellites to its orbital broadband constellation on March 25, bringing the network to 146 spacecraft.
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Sabca To Support USAF F-16s In Europe

Mar 25, 2021
Belgian MRO firm Sabca has secured a contract with the U.S. Air Force to maintain its Europe-based F-16s.

Business

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Space Acquirer Redwire To Go Public In SPAC Merger

Mar 25, 2021
Another month, another big announcement from private equity-founded Redwire: this time that the new-space roll up will become a publicly traded company in a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company known to be hunting for aerospace and defense assets.
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Canadian Space Stalwart MDA To Become Public Company Again

Mar 24, 2021
Canadian space stalwart MDA, which was taken private a year ago by private equity buyer Northern Private Capital, has filed with Canadian securities authorities for an initial public offering of stock worth almost $400 million.

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