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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, August 18, 2021

VOL. 277 NO. 32 August 18, 2021
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Programs

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Pentagon Shops For AI Computing System For MQ-9 Smart Sensor

Aug 17, 2021
A U.S. Defense Department agency is shopping for a computing system powerful and efficient enough to process and interpret hundreds of terraflops of imagery data from systems on board manned and unmanned aircraft.
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Only Flying Il-112V Prototype Crashes After Engine Fire

Aug 17, 2021
The only flying prototype of a new light transport in development by United Aircraft Corp. crashed near a Moscow suburb on a test flight after the right engine caught fire, killing all three crewmembers, the Russian manufacturer said on Aug. 17.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Homendy
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Homendy Sworn In As NTSB Chair

Aug 16, 2021
Former longtime congressional staff director Jennifer Homendy took the oath of office as the new chairperson of the U.S. NTSB on Aug. 13, succeeding Robert Sumwalt as leader of the independent safety agency.

Funding & Policy

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Blue Origin Sues NASA Over SpaceX HLS Contract Award

Aug 17, 2021
Blue Origin has turned to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to challenge NASA’s award of a single $2.94 billion contract to SpaceX for development of a lunar Human Landing System.
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UK’s Future Flight Challenge Enters Critical Final Phase

Aug 16, 2021
As it prepares to launch its third and final phase, the UK’s Future Flight Challenge has unveiled its vision for air travel in 2030 and ambitious targets for real-world demonstrations to be completed in 2024.

Operations

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USAF Reviews Civilian Deaths Linked To C-17 Flight From Kabul

Aug 17, 2021
The U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations is reviewing the circumstances of a Boeing C-17 take-off in Afghanistan that resulted in several deaths of civilians who rushed the aircraft.
Roscosmos Chief Dimitry Rogozin
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Russia To Prepare First Tunisian Cosmonaut For ISS Mission

Aug 13, 2021
Russia’s Roscosmos and Tunisian telecommunication company Telnet Holding signed a memorandum of understanding on Aug. 13 in Moscow calling for the preparation of Tunisia’s first person to travel into space, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said.

Business

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With Rush On For Commercial Space Integration, Phantom Buys MAS

Aug 17, 2021
Small-rocket mass-manufacturing startup Phantom Space has acquired Micro Aerospace Solutions, a 21-year-old Melbourne, Florida, provider of small satellite thruster, communications and data capabilities, the companies announced Aug. 17.
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BlackSky, Palantir Partnering For Rapid Space-based AI Service

Aug 17, 2021
Big data analytics disruptor Palantir Technologies and BlackSky, a startup with a burgeoning constellation of imaging satellites and its own data analytics service, are partnering to offer their combined services for allied government customers.
Slingshot Beacon
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Slingshot Aerospace Buys Stellatus, Launches ‘First’ Sat Operators Link

Aug 13, 2021
Slingshot Aerospace, an Austin, Texas, startup focusing on space traffic-control products and services, has acquired another startup, Stellatus Solutions, which was building a platform for competing satellite operators to communicate among themselves.

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