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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, May 21, 2021

VOL. 276 NO. 35 May 21, 2021
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Programs

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New P&W Facility Will Support F135 Production

May 20, 2021
Pratt & Whitney plans to open a new engine airfoil facility in North Carolina in the second half of 2022 to support the ramp-up in global F135 production, but facility construction was delayed for six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Virgin Galactic Targets May 22 For Next SpaceShipTwo Flight

May 20, 2021
Potential issues with the WhiteKnightTwo carrier jet for Virgin Galactic’s air-launched SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane have been resolved, clearing the way for the company to resume flight tests as early as May 22, pending weather and technical checks.
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ESA Picks Teams To Define Lunar-Orbiting Satellite Constellation

May 20, 2021
The European Space Agency has selected two consortia to define an infrastructure to provide commercial communication and navigation services for lunar exploration.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Bell 412 helicopter
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Subaru Delivers First Bell 412EPX To Japanese Police

May 20, 2021
Japan’s Subaru Corp. has begun deliveries of locally assembled Bell 412EPX helicopters, handing over the first unit to the Japan National Police Agency.

Funding & Policy

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson
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NASA Looking For Budget Boost From Biden’s Jobs Bill

May 20, 2021
NASA is looking at a proposed Biden administration stimulus bill to boost the agency’s fiscal 2022 budget.
Roberts
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Australia To Establish Space Division By 2022

May 19, 2021
The Australian Department of Defense has confirmed that it will set up a space division under the ambit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) by early 2022.

Operations

Top Aces F-16A
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Adversary Air Operator Top Aces Flies Former Israeli F-16

May 20, 2021
Adversary air operator Top Aces says it has achieved FAA certification of its new fleet of F-16s.
Wisk eVTOL images
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Wisk Seeks Injunction Against Archer In Air-Taxi Secrets Fight

May 19, 2021
Wisk Aero is seeking a court injunction to prevent Archer Aviation from using trade secrets the Kitty Hawk/Boeing joint company alleges were stolen by former employees hired away by the rival urban air-taxi developer. Archer described the lawsuit as “baseless.”
Russian Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko
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Roscosmos Approves Crews For ISS Flights Through 2023

May 19, 2021
Russia’s Roscosmos has approved crews for flights to the International Space Station through 2023.

Business

AJR rocket
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Aerojet Pays Fine, Expands Hiring To Legal Non-U.S. Citizens

May 20, 2021
Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay a $37,008 fine to the U.S. government and worked to significantly change its hiring practices to include lawful permanent residents at U.S. sites.

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