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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 20, 2023

VOL. 284 NO. 14 April 20, 2023
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Business

Virgin Orbit test
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Virgin Orbit Chief Sees Quick Auction Process

Apr 19, 2023
The leader of bankrupt space company Virgin Orbit says it is seeing active interest from a “diverse group” of potential buyers.
Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
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Lockheed Defends Contract Bidding, Posts Solid Quarterly Results

Apr 18, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s failed bid for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program included “aggressive pricing,” the company’s chief financial officer says.
article

Private Equity Investment Firm AEI Formally Teams With Space Florida

Apr 17, 2023
AE Industrial Partners, a private equity investment firm in the aerospace and defense sector, has unveiled a partnership with Space Florida.
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Astroscale U.S. Moves Into New Denver Headquarters

Apr 18, 2023
Astroscale U.S. officially cut the ribbon on its new Denver headquarters on April 16, a move intended to anchor itself in the U.S. market.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Technology

Northrop Grumman Tranche 1 Transport Layer
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Northrop Tranche 1 Tracking Layer Passes Critical Design Review

Apr 18, 2023
Northrop Grumman says its Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite constellation network has passed a critical design review.
article

LightRidge Making Sensors To Help Protect Air and Space Assets

Apr 19, 2023
LightRidge Solutions, a private equity portfolio, is building space-based assets that offer protection designed to protect against on-orbit attacks.
SpaceX Starship
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U.S. Space Systems Command Imagines Possibilities With Starship

Apr 19, 2023
U.S. Space Systems Command is closely watching SpaceX’s launch test of the fully reusable Starship/ Super Heavy launch vehicle, planned for April 20.
Venera satellite
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Russia Plans To Explore Venus Without NASA

Apr 19, 2023
Russia plans to send the Venera-D exploration mission to Venus without NASA participation, albeit with less ambitious scientific goals.
Pentagon
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NRO To Launch GMTI Prototypes Within A Year

Apr 19, 2023
The NRO has been experimenting with components of systems that could contribute to a ground-moving target indication mission from orbit.

Operations

SpaceX Starship
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SpaceX Reschedules Starship Flight Test For April 20

Apr 18, 2023
SpaceX will try again on April 20 to send a Starship spacecraft into a 90-min. flight test around the Earth.
U.S. Space Command chief Gen. James Dickinson
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Spacecom: U.S. Has Tracked 11,000 Launches In Ukraine-Russia Conflict

Apr 18, 2023
The U.S. military says it has tracked more than 11,000 missile launches during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Space Command Gen. James Dickinson
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Spacecom ‘On Track For FOC’ Despite No Final Basing Decision

Apr 18, 2023
U.S. Space Command says it is on track to reach full operational capability by year's end, although its biggest hurdle has yet to be cleared.
dream chaser in space concept
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Sierra Still Tracking For Year-End Dream Chaser Space Debut

Apr 18, 2023
The first Dream Chaser, DC-101 Tenacity, is set to launch on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur.
article

Lockheed’s Linuss Cubesats Demo Rendezvous Within 400 M

Apr 18, 2023
Lockheed Martin’s In-space Upgrade Satellite System CubeSats demonstrated rendezvous and proximity operations within 400 m in February.

Funding & Policy

Orbit Fab in-space refueling station
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In-Orbit Satellite Refueler Secures $29 Million In New Funding

Apr 17, 2023
Orbit Fab, an in-space refueling depot startup that aims to provide fuel for satellites beginning in 2025, has completed a Series A round of funding.

Programs

XB-1 Mojave
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Boom Moves XB-1 To Mojave For Flight Tests

Apr 17, 2023
Boom says its XB-1 third-scale demonstrator “continues to progress through successful ground and taxi testing."
article

NRO Expects More Secretive GEO Awareness Satellites

Apr 19, 2023
The NRO and Space Force will launch the SilentBarker satellite later this year.