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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 3, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 21 May 03, 2021
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Operations

Mars surface
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NASA Extends Mars Helicopter Mission To Test Aerial Ops

Apr 30, 2021
With its fourth flight test on Mars, NASA is transitioning its Ingenuity technology demonstration project into an extended 30-day mission to develop and test operations for future science rotorcraft.
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Crew-1 Astronauts To Splash Down Early May 2

Apr 30, 2021
After two landings were waved off due to high winds, NASA has reset the undocking of the four SpaceX Crew-1 Dragon astronauts from the International Space Station for 8:35 p.m. EDT on May 1.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

USMC E-2D
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Pentagon: Many U.S. Aircraft Won’t Survive Relevant Cyber Threats

Apr 30, 2021
A slew of major U.S. defense acquisition programs have been found to not be survivable against relevant cyber threats, the Pentagon’s operational test community says.

Business

New-Generation Fighter
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FCAS Engine Developers Form Joint Venture

Apr 30, 2021
The engine manufacturers developing the powerplant for the manned fighter component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) are to create a joint venture to develop the engine.
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NASA Stops Work on HLS During GAO Protest Period

Apr 30, 2021
NASA will stop work on the Human Landing System flight demonstration while the Government Accountability Office considers two protests of the space agency’s recent $2.9 billion contract award to SpaceX.
Northrop Grumman Mission Extension Vehicle
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Northrop Impresses Investors With Earnings, Notes Space Successes

Apr 29, 2021
Northrop Grumman hit a proverbial home run with its first-quarter 2021, reporting outsized revenue and earnings, as well as providing a slightly higher forecast for the whole year.

Programs

vega
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Vega Launcher Makes Successful Return To Flight

Apr 29, 2021
Arianespace’s Vega light launcher placed six satellites into orbit on April 28 in a successful return to flight that was crucial for the program.
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Stratolaunch Resumes Roc Flight Tests

Apr 29, 2021
Stratolaunch’s six-engine Roc carrier aircraft returned to the air on April 29, just more than two years after making its flight debut in 2019, with a 3-hr., 14-min. test sortie from the company’s Mojave Air & Space Port facility in California.
Saab
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Saab Bid Proposes One-for-One Finnish Hornet Replacement

Apr 30, 2021
Sweden is proposing to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets on a virtual one-for-one basis by offering 64 Gripen fighters for Helsinki’s €9 billion ($10.9 billion) HX fighter requirement. 

Fleet Snapshot

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