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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 16, 2022

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Programs

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York, Northrop, Lockheed Split Tranche 1 Transport Layer Awards

Mar 15, 2022
Three companies will each build 42 small communications satellites to support a new constellation of U.S. military reconnaissance and missile…
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U.S. General Says F-15s Will Be Provided To Egypt

Mar 15, 2022
The U.S. government has approved plans to export Boeing F-15EX fighters to Egypt, the head of U.S. Central Command told lawmakers March 15. “In the…
NASA Artemis capsule
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NASA’s Artemis Era To Enrich Exploration With Science

Mar 10, 2022
As it plans its Artemis lunar-exploration program, NASA is engaging the planetary-science community in ways not possible during the Apollo 11-17 missions that landed a dozen men trained primarily as test pilots on the lunar surface to gather samples for researchers on Earth.

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Operations

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Astra Returns To Flight With Successful Mission From Alaska

Mar 15, 2022
Less than five weeks after technical issues thwarted Astra Space’s first commercial mission, the Alameda, California, startup returned to the launchpad March 15 with a successful flight for another paying customer.
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Ex-FAA Commercial Space Chief To Fly On New Shepard

Mar 14, 2022
George Nield, who oversaw commercial spaceflight for the FAA before becoming a private consultant, is among five paying passengers slated to ride on Blue Origin’s next flight of its New Shepard suborbital system, with liftoff targeted for March 23.
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NASA Astronaut Vande Hei Sets U.S. Human Spaceflight Record

Mar 15, 2022
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei set a new record for the longest single spaceflight by an American on March 15 while aboard the International Space Station.

Business

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Circor In Acquisition Talks, Must Restate 2019-20 Financial Results

Mar 15, 2022
Flow-control products and services provider Circor has announced it is in talks for a possible sale of all or part of the company, and also that it rescinded its financial reports for 2019-20 due to its Pipeline Engineering business unit.
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AeroMobil Presents Plans For Drive/Fly Ridesharing Service

Mar 15, 2022
Slovakian startup AeroMobil is briefing potential investors on its plans to set up the first door-to-door aerial ridesharing service in the U.S. using a four-seat drive/fly vehicle.

Technology

Whisper Aero drone
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Whisper Aero to Test Quiet Propulsor On ISR Drone, Study HSVTOL Uses

Mar 10, 2022
Whisper Aero plans to test its quiet propulsor technology on a 55-lb. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance demonstrator drone as part of two Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contracts.

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