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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, April 24, 2023

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Operations

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test
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NASA Ramps Up Efforts To Protect Earth From Space Impact Threats

Apr 21, 2023
NASA has devised a 10-year strategy for advancing efforts to protect the Earth from a devastating encounter with a Near Earth asteroid or comet.
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NASA Picks Aerospace Corp. To Launch Cosmic

Apr 20, 2023
NASA has selected Aerospace Corp. to run the Consortium for Space Mobility and ISAM Capabilities.
Ispace Missiion 1 landing sequence
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‘Everything Ready’ For Ispace Lunar Landing Attempt

Apr 20, 2023
Ispace is making the final preparations for its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar landing attempt on April 25.
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Space Force Developing Concept Of Operations For GMTI From Orbit

Apr 19, 2023
Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman says he is starting to define how its personnel will turn satellite data into actionable targeting information.
RAF aircraft drone inspection
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UK Royal Air Force Explores MRO Inspection By Drone

Apr 17, 2023
The UK Royal Air Force is trying out multicopter drones to support its aircraft engineering tasks.
RAF
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RAF Advances Aerial Refueling With SAF

Apr 18, 2023
The latest flight is part of the UK Royal Air Force's ongoing efforts to explore the use of sustainable and synthetic fuels.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

UK Royal Air Force Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
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UK Lawmakers Question Ministry’s Ability To Modernize Procurement

Apr 20, 2023
UK lawmakers question the Defense Ministry's ability to rapidly deliver lethal aid to the armed forces.
Orion stretches its wings
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Senators Raise Human, Science Mission Cost And Schedule Concerns

Apr 19, 2023
NASA administrator acknowledges the cost and schedule issues across some of its most challenging human deep-space exploration and space-science objectives.

Technology

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AIM-120 Upgrade Clears Audit Milestone Ahead Of Fielding

Apr 20, 2023
With the ability to continue feeding battery power to the guidance system, the AIM-120D-3 has a longer effective kinematic range, Raytheon says.
FAST-Group eVTOL simulator
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Startup FAST-Group Sees Need For Mixed-Reality eVTOL Simulator

Apr 20, 2023
Advanced air mobility stakeholders are grappling with how best to train the thousands of new pilots that will be needed to turn the vision into reality.
BA Systems Odyssey training project
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BAE Systems Moving Forward On Collective Training Odyssey

Apr 20, 2023
BAE Systems is advancing development of a collective training system that could allow the numerous educational devices used by militaries to be fused.
MBDA Novadem Colibri UAS
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France Developing Loitering Munitions Trio

Apr 20, 2023
France is expanding its skills in the field of loitering munitions with three studies underway to evaluate industry proposals.
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Rain Industries Demonstrates Automated Wildfire Initial Attack

Apr 20, 2023
Rain Industries has demoed the capability for automated rapid initial wildfire attack by remotely commanding a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter via satellite.
Space Development Agency Tranche
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SDA Negotiating With FAA For Limited Datalink Tests

Apr 20, 2023
The Space Development Agency is negotiating with the FAA for temporary approval to test broadcasting Link 16 datalink from its recently launched satellites.
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China’s CATL Targets Energy-Dense Battery At Electric Aircraft

Apr 19, 2023
China’s CATL has launched a high energy-density “condensed battery” technology and is targeting the electric passenger aircraft market.

Business

Maxar 300 small satellite
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Geostationary Satellite Builder Maxar Sees Market In Small Spacecraft

Apr 20, 2023
Maxar is seeing interest in its Maxar 300, a smaller spacecraft drawn from a bus it is making for L3Harris’ Space Development Agency offering.
Space Forge/s ForgeStar
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UK’s Space Forge To Launch U.S. Manufacturing

Apr 19, 2023
Space Forge of the UK, a startup developing a spacecraft for manufacturing goods in space and delivering them to Earth, plans to launch U.S. manufacturing.
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HawkEye 360 Plans Third Block Of RF-Gathering Satellites

Apr 21, 2023
HawkEye recently launched its seventh cluster of three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Amazon Space Sustainability cohort
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Amazon Web Services Selects 14 Startups For 2023 Space Accelerator

Apr 18, 2023
Amazon Web Services has selected 14 startups to participate in its 2023 Space Accelerator course.

Contracts

Lockheed Martin F-35
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GE Moves To Performance-Based Logistics Contract For F-35 Systems

Apr 19, 2023
GE Aerospace becomes the latest F-35 supplier to be converted by Lockheed Martin to a multi-year performance based logistics deal.

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