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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, September 21, 2022

VOL. 281 NO. 57 September 21, 2022
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Forecasts And Data

Energy
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Daily Memo: Does Aerospace Have the Energy to Work Through Winter?

Sep 20, 2022
As the traditional summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere came to a close in early September, analysts who cover aerospace and defense were paying more attention to rising energy costs, especially in Europe.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Programs

B-21 Raider
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B-21 Bomber Rollout Set For Early December

Sep 20, 2022
The U.S. Air Force will roll out the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber in the first week of December, Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, said on Sept. 20.
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NASA Incorporates Changes In Space Launch System Tanking Test

Sep 20, 2022
NASA launch controllers will implement new procedures as they head into a Sept. 21 launch demonstration test of the repairs to a hydrogen propellant leak that prompted a delay in a second attempt to launch the uncrewed Artemis I test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule.
Artemis astronaut simulation
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NASA Solicits Proposals For Second Human Lunar Lander Provider

Sep 19, 2022
NASA has formally requested proposals from the space industry for long-running, evolvable Human Landing Systems able to support a steady cadence of Artemis-era astronaut missions to the lunar surface.

Technology

SUSIE
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ArianeGroup Introduces Reusable Crew And Cargo Carrier Concept

Sep 19, 2022
The spacecraft, a reusable upper stage that would replace the payload fairing of an Ariane 64, SUSIE is an attempt by European industry to respond to a variety of competitors.
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NASA’s DART Planetary Defense Mission Nears Asteroid Target

Sep 20, 2022
Using a cadre of advanced technologies, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission is closing in on executing the world’s first-ever attempt at demonstrating whether a spacecraft can slam into an asteroid with enough force to prevent it from destructively colliding with the Earth given adequate warning.
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DARPA Wants Ideas To Miniaturize Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers

Sep 14, 2022
DARPA has announced its Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers program, an effort to identify promising new approaches to optical beam steering in miniature form for use in laser communications or LiDAR.
Blue Origin launch
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FAA Working To Boost Commercial Human Spaceflight Regulations

Sep 19, 2022
In a little more than a year, a moratorium on new safety regulations to protect people onboard space vehicles is set to expire,
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ThinkOrbital To Study On-Orbit Service, Assembly For SpaceWERX

Sep 16, 2022
SpaceWERX awarded startup ThinkOrbital a Small Business Technology Transfer contract to study how the company’s autonomous robotic arm assembly and electron beam welding system might be used for in-space service assembly and manufacturing.

Business

Swiss F-35
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Switzerland Signs Off On F-35 Buy

Sep 19, 2022
Swiss officials have signed a letter of offer and acceptance giving the green light to the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Embraer KC-390
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Embraer Partners With L3Harris To Offer KC-390 To U.S. Air Force

Sep 19, 2022
Embraer has partnered with L3Harris to offer the KC-390 aircraft to the U.S. Air Force with a refueling boom, creating an “Agile Tanker” option alongside the twinjet’s tactical airlift capability.

Operations

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France Plans For Large Indo-Pacific Deployment In 2024

Sep 19, 2022
France is studying basing options in the Indo-Pacific for its air force assets in anticipation of exercises in 2024.

Air Forces In Focus