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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, November 25, 2021

VOL. 278 NO. 39 November 25, 2021
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NASA’s DART Sets Off On Mission To Redirect Asteroid

Nov 24, 2021
DART separated from its Falcon 9 second stage just less than 56 min. after launching, a milestone followed by signal acquisition by the APL mission operations center 70 min. after liftoff.
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Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Passes Critical Design Review

Nov 23, 2021
Lockheed Martin on Nov. 23 announced the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 program passed its system-level critical design review, keeping pace for the first launch in 2025.
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Rolls-Royce Passes Megawatt Level In Hybrid-Electric Power Tests

Nov 24, 2021
Rolls-Royce has generated more than a megawatt of power in ground runs of a hybrid electric engine on a testbed in Bristol, England, which is designed to pave the way for future hybrid-electric regional propulsion system development.
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Saab Begins Serial Gripen E Deliveries to Brazil, Sweden

Nov 24, 2021
Saab has started the delivery process for the first six Gripen E fighters ordered by the Brazilian and Swedish air forces, the company said on Nov. 24.
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Dubai Launches Drone Transportation Program

Nov 22, 2021
Dubai has launched a program to enable drone transportation by creating an infrastructure to test unmanned aircraft in designated areas and develop legislation to enable their implementation.
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Vertical Set To Build VA-X4 eVTOL Prototype

Nov 24, 2021
Vertical says it remains on track to start flight tests in early 2022 as it targets certification for the VA-X4 in 2024 and entry-into-service in 2025.
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Volocopter Partners With South Korean Mobility App

Nov 23, 2021
In South Korea Volocopter and Kakao Mobility are to study the feasibility of operating UAM services, a technology that Seoul wants to see commercialized by 2025.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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DOD Creates New Study Group On Unidentified Aerial Phenomena

Nov 24, 2021
The Pentagon has created another task force to research unidentified aerial phenomena, following a June report to Congress that outlined UAP encounters which pilots experienced but investigators could not identify.
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Russia Launches Last Module For Its ISS Segment

Nov 24, 2021
Twenty-three years after the launch of the first module for the International Space Station in 1998, Russia is preparing to complete the construction of its segment with the launch of its last element—the Prichal Node Module.

Technology

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Otto Confirms Laminar Flow On Unconventional Celera

Nov 23, 2021
Otto Aviation has completed the first phase of testing of its unconventional Celera 500L and says flights of the full-scale aerodynamic prototype demonstrated the aircraft’s low fuel consumption.

Holiday Note

Business

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Tecnam Offers Transition Path To Electric P-Volt

Nov 17, 2021
Italian manufacturer Tecnam Aircraft has launched a transition program to enable buyers to transition via the P2012 Traveller nine-passenger regional aircraft to the P-Volt all-electric version.

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