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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 12, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 28 May 12, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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New NASA Chief Eyes China Orbital Debris, Private Spaceflight

May 11, 2021
As he settles into his new job as NASA administrator, former Florida Sen. Bill Nelson took an early step into the agency’s international arena, with a stern warning to China—and any other country or entity—that flies rockets without the means to control them, such as what happened with China’s most recent Long March 5B booster.
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KSC Director Cabana Named NASA’s Associate Administrator

May 11, 2021
Newly sworn in NASA Administrator Bill Nelson has appointed Kennedy Space Center Director Robert Cabana to serve as the agency’s associate administrator, its highest ranking civil servant.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Directional Aviation Acquires UK Helicopter Operator

May 05, 2021
Directional Aviation Group has acquired helicopter charter operator Halo Aviation, of Cranleigh, UK, for an undisclosed price, adding to its OneSky Flight portfolio of private aviation companies.

Programs

FARA
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U.S. Maintaining Pace Of Aggressive Rotorcraft Development Efforts

May 11, 2021
The U.S. Army continues to move at a fast clip as it strives to field two new advanced rotorcraft in fiscal 2030, with key technologies to be tested in demonstration exercises this year while the development of competing aircraft continues.
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U.S. Navy Reserve Proposes F-16 Aggressor Acquisition

May 11, 2021
The plan emerged after the Navy Reserve decided to accelerate the retirement of aging F/A-18A-D fighters used for aggressor missions.
dispenser
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U.S. Space Force Delivers Rideshare Satellites For SBIRS-5 Integration

May 11, 2021
The U.S. Space Force has delivered two multi-manifest satellite vehicles that are carrying multiple payloads to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for integration aboard the rocket that is to launch the fifth Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS-5) satellite in mid-May.
Eve
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Virgin Galactic Return To Flight Faces New Delay

May 11, 2021
Virgin Galactic said electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues which stalled sub-orbital tests of its SpaceShipTwo Unity have been resolved but added that the spaceplane’s return to flight could be further delayed by a newly discovered maintenance issue on Eve, the company’s WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft.
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USAF Demonstration Points To Doubling JASSMs On F-15Es

May 11, 2021
A crew at the 53rd Wing on Eglin AFB, Florida, loaded five of the 2,150-lb. cruise missiles on an F-15E, with a JASSM on each wing and aft conformal fuel tank station, as well as another on the belly hard point.
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Collins Selected For Falcon 10X, To Deliver Avionics For X-59

May 11, 2021
Collins Aerospace has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide avionics for NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Technology aircraft and by Dassault Aviation as a supplier on the new Falcon 10X ultra-long-range business jet, the company said in a media presentation on May 11.

Business

OneWeb Satellites
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OneWeb To Buy TrustComm After Recent Demo For Pentagon

May 10, 2021
Reborn low Earth orbit constellation provider OneWeb is speeding ahead on a two-month-old teaming agreement and has decided to buy U.S. government-focused TrustComm, a 22-year-old Houston-based broadband services provider.

AWIN Parts & Contract Data