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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 5, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 23 May 05, 2021
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dream chaser in space concept
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Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Cleared To Land At NASA’s KSC

May 04, 2021
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s (SNC) commercial space enterprise plans to land, service, and launch the company’s winged reusable Dream Chaser from Cape Canaveral on cargo missions to the International Space Station.
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Firefly Raises $75 Million As Noosphere Ventures Sells Shares

May 04, 2021
Launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace has raised $75 million in a Series A venture capital round, the Los Angeles startup announced May 4, while seed investor Noosphere Ventures sold $100 million of its holdings to investors on the sideline.
SXM-7
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Sirius XM Satellite Loss, Worldview Legion Delay Cloud Maxar Q1 Results

May 04, 2021
The manufacturer spent January through April and $3 million trying to recover SXM-7 to no avail, and now warns it could push out the timeline for its key Worldview Legion satellite program due to supplier issues. 
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DC Capital Alum Launches New PE Firm For Defense, Gov M&A

Apr 29, 2021
With mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in aerospace and defense expected to ramp up this year in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, another private equity (PE) group is jumping into the market.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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AVS To Support Virgin Orbit UK Launches

May 03, 2021
Virgin Orbit has awarded the UK division of Spanish-based space system supplier AVS a contract to build the portable ground operating system to support satellite launches from Spaceport Cornwall starting in 2022.

Operations

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Eighteen-Ton Chinese Rocket To Make Uncontrolled Re-entry

May 04, 2021
The 18-ton heavy core stage of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket is expected to make an uncontrolled re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere on May 8 or 9, U.S. and Russian officials said.
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SpaceX Launches, Deploys More Starlinks

May 04, 2021
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center May 4 on its 26th mission delivering small Starlink internet connectivity satellites in low Earth orbit.
Mi-17
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Myanmar Rebels Claim Military Helicopter Kill 

May 04, 2021
The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an armed rebel group in Myanmar, said it shot down a Myanmar military helicopter that was part of an air strike…

Funding & Policy

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Honeywell Admits Sending F-35, F-22 Part Drawings To China

May 03, 2021
The settlement allows Honeywell to pay $8 million in fines over a two-year period, plus another $5 million on compliance measures.
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Pentagon In Final Talks On Establishing Space National Guard

May 04, 2021
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will receive a brief in the coming days on plans for a Space Force active and reserve component, and a separate Space National Guard, according to the National Guard Bureau chief.

Programs

F-35
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UK Will Send Carrier-Based F-35s To Counter Islamic State Insurgency

May 04, 2021
UK F-35s will see action again in the skies over Iraq and Syria, this time operating from the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth. 
Rafale
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Egyptian Rafale Follow-Up Buy Will Double Fleet 

May 04, 2021
Egypt is planning to more than double the size of its Dassault Rafale fleet after inking agreements with France for 30 more aircraft. 
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China Plans LEO Net Capture Demo

May 03, 2021
A Chinese startup plans to capture an object in orbit using a net as part of a small-satellite mission to demonstrate technology for space resource utilization.
ERA
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AKKA To Assist In Developing Electric Regional Aircraft

May 04, 2021
European engineering services company AKKA Technologies is to assist French startup Aura Aero with development of its planned 19-seat Electric Regional Aircraft and Integral E electric aerobatic aircraft.

Technology

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Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Eyed For Hybrid-Electric Propulsion

May 04, 2021
Scottish fuel-cell specialist Hy-Hybrid Energy is working with an undisclosed partner on a hybrid-electric propulsion system for aircraft that combines a gas turbine with a battery and a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that operates on jet fuel.
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Harris To Lead U.S. Space Council

May 01, 2021
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will chair the National Space Council, senior administration officials told reporters May 1.

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