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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 4, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 46 June 04, 2024
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The Debrief

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems aircraft concept
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The Debrief: Skunk Works Analysis Reveals Vulnerability Of CCA Fleet

Jun 03, 2024
The life expectancy of a future Collaborative Combat Aircraft is not a trivial question.

Funding & Policy

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DIU Space Chief Eyeing Quantum Sensors, Radiation-Safe Tech

Jun 03, 2024
DIU is interested in partnerships with companies building radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened microelectronics.

Programs

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DIU, USAF Pick Four Companies To Develop Low-Cost Cruise Missile

Jun 03, 2024
DIU announced June 3 that it has awarded contracts to Anduril, Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc., Leidos Dynetics and Zone 5 Technologies.
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NHIndustries Urging Sweden To Retain NH90s

Jun 04, 2024
NH90 manufacturer NHIndustries is urging the Swedish government not to retire the country’s fleet of the helicopters early and replace them with UH-60s.
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SpaceX Loses Customer For Starship Lunar Flyby Charter

Jun 03, 2024
A high-profile, privately financed sortie around the Moon aboard a SpaceX Starship spacecraft has been canceled.
LA-44 SkyBus rendering
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Lyte Aviation CEO Sees Major Business Demand For 19-Seat eVTOL

May 28, 2024
The aircraft will rival the carrying capacity of the largest civilian helicopters but with lower operating costs and a far superior noise and emissions footprint.
side view of VoltAero full-scale Cassio 330 hybrid electric aircraft
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VoltAero Is On Track For First Cassio 330 Flight By Year-End

May 28, 2024
The initial aircraft is planned to launch into a company testing program around the end of this year using only the thermal engine.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

Rendering of Change'e 6
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Chinese Chang’e 6 Sample Return Mission Lands On Moon’s Far Side

Jun 02, 2024
China's Chang’e 6 lunar lander landed on the far side of the Moon at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time on June 2.
Starliner launchpad
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Boeing Starliner Crew Flight Test Reset For June 5

Jun 03, 2024
ULA has resolved a ground support system problem that scotched a June 1 launch attempt of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket.
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Second NASA Prefire Launch Set For Late June 4

Jun 03, 2024
The launch of NASA’s second Prefire Earth science mission small satellite has been rescheduled due to an off-nominal liquid oxygen propellant detection.

Business

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South Korea’s Nara Space Technology Raises $14.5 Million

Jun 03, 2024
Nara Space Technology, a South Korean manufacturer of small satellites, announced on May 31 that it had raised $14.5 million in a Series B fundraising.
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Intuitive Machines Among Time’s 100 Most Influential Companies

May 30, 2024
The Time list falls into five categories: leaders, disrupters, innovators, titans and pioneers.
Lilium chief commercial officer sebastien borel speaking at ebace
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Lilium CCO Describes Focus On Premium Market

May 27, 2024
Chief Commercial Officer Sebastien Borel said that that business sector is well suited for early adoption, while the mass market will take longer to mature.

Contracts