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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 31, 2021

VOL. 275 NO. 61 March 31, 2021
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Programs

Hypersonix
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Boeing, Hypersonix Join Forces On Space Launch Scramjet Study

Mar 30, 2021
Boeing and Hypersonix Launch Systems will conduct a joint study of an air-breathing space launch system powered by the Australian startup’s Spartan scramjet engines.
Imagine
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Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShip III For Suborbital Flights

Mar 30, 2021
Virgin Galactic unveiled its next-generation reusable suborbital passenger spaceship on March 30, featuring a new design to enhance operations and a mirror-like exterior that adds thermal protection while setting a new bar for aesthetics.
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Battle Damaged Gripens Could Use Additive Manufactured Parts

Mar 30, 2021
Saab has flight tested an additive manufactured panel on its Gripen fighter to prove the potential of 3D printed components for urgent battle damage repair.
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SpaceX Starship Prototype SN11 Explodes In Midair

Mar 30, 2021
SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude flight of a Starship upper stage prototype ended in a midair explosion on March 30 as the vehicle was beginning its engine reignition sequence to pivot for vertical touchdown.
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U.S. Space Force Seeks Commercial Comms Satellite Providers In LEO

Mar 30, 2021
The U.S. Space Force plans to release a solicitation in the second quarter of 2021 to purchase services from internet providers in low Earth orbit that will serve as an alternative to geostationary satellite communications.
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Lighter Il-112V Transport Re-enters Delayed Flight Tests

Mar 30, 2021
UAC is preparing to ramp up production to up to 12 Il-112Vs a year to meet the Russian Ministry of Defense’s plans to replace a fleet of aging—and Ukrainian—An-26 transports.

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In Brief

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USAF IDs F-35 For Starlink Internet Experiment

Mar 30, 2021
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Business

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Textron Names VP For New eAviation Division

Mar 30, 2021
Textron Aviation’s parent company, Textron, is formally standing up an eAviation division to develop opportunities in emerging electric technologies.

Funding & Policy

Astigan
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Cartographic Agency Shuts Down Astigan HAPS Project

Mar 30, 2021
The UK Ordnance Survey’s Astigan high-altitude pseudo-satellite project has been ended after the initiative was unable to secure a suitable strategic partner.

Technology

Fresson
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Project Fresson Switches From Batteries To Hydrogen Fuel Cells

Mar 30, 2021
Cranfield Aerospace has changed the power source of its Project Fresson zero-carbon aviation initiative to hydrogen fuel cells after batteries were deemed too heavy. 

Operations

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SpaceX Adding Dragon Cupula For Charter Flight

Mar 30, 2021
SpaceX is aiming for a mid-September launch of a privately chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft on a three-day, 336-mi.-high, free-flying mission called Inspiration4, bankrolled and commanded by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.

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