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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 3, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 23 November 03, 2021
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Funding & Policy

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Space Force Outlines Planned Commercial Services Contracts

Nov 02, 2021
The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office is planning to release 20 solicitations to industry for commercially provided satellite services over the next year—starting with nine requests for proposals in the next two months.
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White House Nominates Grady As Vice Chief

Nov 02, 2021
The White House has nominated Adm. Christopher Grady, the current commander of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Forces Command, to serve as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a delay that raised concerns about a gap in the position.
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U.S. Air Force Establishes eVTOL Training Unit

Oct 29, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has established a detachment to develop training methods and standards for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
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Partnership Researches Public Safety Drones

Nov 02, 2021
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Airborne International Response Team have joined forces to study the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response organizations.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

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Area-I Unveils Improved Altius For Air Launched Effects Role

Nov 02, 2021
Area-I has unveiled a new Air Launched Effects design that adds 300% more payload and 20% greater endurance than the Altius-600, the Anduril Industries-owned company said. 
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Amazon To Loft Prototype KuiperSats On ABL Space’s RS1 Rocket In Year

Nov 01, 2021
Amazon said Nov. 1 it will launch the KuiperSat-1 and KuiperSat-2 prototype satellites for its low Earth orbit-based broadband offering via two ABL Space Systems RS1 rockets from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in a year.
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Webb Telescope Team Looks Ahead To Post-Launch Challenges

Nov 02, 2021
Assuming a successful Dec. 18 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket, the many thousands of experts who have worked on the $9.7 billion mission will have to hold their breath for another six months before the world’s most technically complex space observatory reaches its final orbit, fully deploys and checks out.

Operations

crew
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Crew-3 Health Concern Further Delays Space Station Launch

Nov 02, 2021
A crew medical concern has joined a weather issue in delaying the anticipated launch of NASA’s SpaceX-contracted Crew 3 Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) until Nov. 6 at the earliest.
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NASA Working Toward Russian Crew Launch Seat Exchange

Oct 29, 2021
NASA and Russian’s space agency are about a year away from implementing a flight crew swap agreement, Kathy Lueders, the agency’s associate administrator for space operations, told an Oct. 29 Crew-3 preflight news briefing.

Technology

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Magnetic Manipulation Could Remove Space Debris

Nov 02, 2021
U.S. researchers have developed a technique to manipulate satellites and orbital debris magnetically for repair or removal.

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