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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 10, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 6 April 10, 2023
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Programs

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Connecticut Delegation To Seek Answers For Sikorsky FLRAA Loss

Apr 07, 2023
Connecticut lawmakers are frustrated that they still have not received a briefing from the Army that explains their reasoning for selecting Bell's FLRAA bid.
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Xwing Starts FAA Certification Process For Uncrewed Cargo Flights

Apr 06, 2023
Xwing has started the FAA certification process for its Superpilot autonomous flight control technology.
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Dawn’s Aurora Spaceplane Begins Rocket-Powered Tests

Apr 06, 2023
Space transport startup Dawn Aerospace plans to begin gradual envelope expansion flights of its suborbital Mk-2 Aurora spaceplane.
Ranger space tug
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Quantum Space Details ‘Ranger’ Space Tug for GEO and Deeper Space

Apr 07, 2023
The Ranger is also designed to deploy Quantum Space’s Scout vehicles, satellites the company wants to distribute throughout cislunar space.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

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MIT To Fly Silent-Propulsion Demonstrator

Apr 07, 2023
NASA is funding further work on a near-silent propulsion system for urban drones—and potentially air taxis.
Georgia Institute of Technology
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FAA Funds Aviation Noise Reduction Research Projects

Apr 07, 2023
The awards are part of the FAA’s Aviation Sustainability Center.

Funding & Policy

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Lawmakers Urged To Provide AAM Regulatory Clarity, Consistency

Apr 05, 2023
The FAA surprised the industry in May 2022 with a shift to certifying electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles from Part 23 to Part 21.

Business

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Lyte Aviation Sets Sights On Mass Transit eVTOLs

Apr 05, 2023
What if a startup chose to cut out the intermediary steps and start instead with a larger platform? That is the bet that Lyte Aviation is making.

Operations

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NASA’s TEMPO Air Quality Monitor Reaches Orbit With Intelsat 40E

Apr 07, 2023
Built by Ball Aerospace and integrated with Intelsat’s 40E communications satellite, TEMPO is to provide hourly monitoring of pollutants.

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