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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 23, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 37 November 23, 2021
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Programs

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The Weekly Debrief: New Data Dump Shows AIM-260 Flight Test Activity

Nov 22, 2021
A newly discovered data dump by the U.S. Air Force last August discloses the first details about the progress in flight test of the secretive Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile.
DART
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NASA To Attempt First Asteroid Redirect With DART

Nov 22, 2021
The mission is a bold attempt to demonstrate whether a spacecraft traveling at high velocity can slam into an asteroid with enough kinetic energy to knock it off course—an ability that could one day enable humanity to counter objects that pose an impact threat to Earth.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

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Diehl, Thales First Suppliers To CityAirbus NextGen

Nov 17, 2021
Diehl Aerospace and Thales are to work with Airbus to develop the flight control system for Airbus’ electric vertical takeoff and landing advanced air mobility platform.
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Space Force Official Says U.S. Behind China, Russia In Hypersonics

Nov 22, 2021
The U.S. military needs to catch up to China and Russia in offensive hypersonic weapons development quickly, while focusing on new ways to defend against the threat of missiles that have made the world a much more complicated place, the Space Force’s No. 2 officer said.
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Astroscale Launches Docking Plate For Satellite Removal

Nov 16, 2021
Satellite servicing startup Astroscale has unveiled a docking plate it hopes will become standard on all future low Earth orbit satellites to enable their capture and removal from orbit.

Operations

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Two USAF T-38s Collide, Killing One Pilot, Injuring Two

Nov 21, 2021
One pilot was killed and two others injured Nov. 19 when two U.S. Air Force T-38C Talon trainer aircraft collided with each other on the runway at Laughlin AFB, Texas.
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Latest Cygnus Resupply Capsule Departs Space Station

Nov 21, 2021
Northrop Grumman’s 16th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule departed the International Space Station on Nov. 20, ending a stay of just more than three months and setting up an experiment intended to improve the modeling of spacecraft thermal protection systems.

Business

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Cash Burn Ramped Up As AAM Leaders Move Toward Certification

Nov 16, 2021
Archer, Joby and Lilium together spent almost $132 million in the third quarter on development of their electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis.

Contracts