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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, March 6, 2023

VOL. 283 NO. 43 March 06, 2023
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Operations

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Composite Material Defect Caused Vega-C Launch Failure

Mar 03, 2023
A manufacturing issue in the Zefiro 40 second stage’s nozzle led to the failure of the first commercial mission for a Vega-C launcher.
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NASA SpaceX Crew-6 Astronauts Reach Space Station

Mar 03, 2023
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 Dragon spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station early March 3.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

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Australian Company Reveals Cardboard Spy Drone For Ukraine

Mar 03, 2023
An Australian company has revealed that it has been supplying a small logistics drone made out of cardboard to the Ukrainian military for several months.

Business

MD 500 helicopter
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MD Helicopters Settles Dispute With Aerometals

Mar 03, 2023
MD Helicopters says it has ended a seven-year-long dispute with parts manufacturer Aerometals.
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Plana Partners With Volatus On eVTOL Infrastructure

Mar 02, 2023
Korean electric air taxi startup Plana and Volatus Infrastructure have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on vertiport development.

Funding & Policy

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Australia’s Space Command Seeks Satellite Soft Kill Solutions

Mar 03, 2023
Australia’s newly established DSC is looking for a non-kinetic capability aimed to “detect and deter” attempts to interfere with its use of the space domain.
Virgin Orbit LauncherOne first flight
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Satellite Operators Frustrated By UK Space Regulator

Mar 02, 2023
Bosses at a Welsh startup whose satellite was lost in the failed Virgin Orbit launch from the UK have criticized the country’s approach to sat licensing.

Programs

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South Korea To Spend $3.8 Billion Over 10 Years To Develop Jet Engine

Mar 03, 2023
South Korea’s DAPA has unveiled a new plan to develop a 15,000-lb.-thrust-class turbofan engine as a national research and development project.
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CesiumAstro Wins SDA Contract To Develop Sat-Based Link 16 AESA

Mar 03, 2023
CesiumAstro has won a contract from the Space Development Agency to further develop its multibeam, L-Band active electronically steerable array antenna.
AutoFlight eVTOL
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AutoFlight Sets eVTOL Endurance Record With China Flight

Mar 02, 2023
AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.

Technology

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Dovetail Completes Initial Ground Tests Of Electric Propulsion System

Feb 28, 2023
Dovetail Electric Aviation of Sydney has finished initial ground tests of its half-scale electric propulsion system powering a three-blade propeller.
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Axelspace, Tokyo Tech Design Low Power Ka-band Radio For Small Sats

Feb 23, 2023
Earth observation satellite builder Axelspace, in collaboration with Tokyo Institute of Technology, has designed a novel Ka-band radio for microsatellites.

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