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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, June 25, 2024

VOL. 288 NO. 60 June 25, 2024
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Programs

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The Debrief: Pivotal Month For NGAD Program Takes Unexpected Turn

Jun 24, 2024
U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.
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Space Command Preparing Data Fusion Pilot Program

Jun 24, 2024
U.S. Space Command wants to launch a pilot program that can parse out and fuse together data coming off of commercial and government remote sensing assets.
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DARPA Reveals Designation, Size Of Shepard X-Plane

Jun 24, 2024
A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number.
Gateway space station
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NASA Manages Cost And Schedule Upgrades, But Challenges Remain

Jun 20, 2024
NASA suffered significant cost growth on some major programs even as the agency managed to get control over problems with some of its flagship efforts, GAO says.
CASC rocket photo
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China Completes ‘Most Complex’ Reusable Rocket Test To Date

Jun 24, 2024
CASC says it has completed China's most complex reusable rocket test yet, launching a demonstration rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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Lockheed Gains $977 Million More For Next-Gen Missile Warning Sats

Jun 24, 2024
The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.
Pushpak deploying drag chute after landing
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India's Reusable Launch Vehicle Pushpak Completes Landing Test

Jun 24, 2024
The Indian Space Research Organization has completed the third and final landing experiment for its scaled reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, Pushpak.
AeroMech
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AeroMech Unveils Starlink STCs For Textron Models

Jun 24, 2024
AeroMech said June 24 that its STC for the Citation 560XL midsize jet, including the Citation Excel, XLS and XLS+ will be available in September.
Pentagon's space data exchange concept
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Four Firms Chosen To Bolster Pentagon’s Space Data Effort

Jun 18, 2024
The Space Force has awarded contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International, General Atomics and Viasat to develop space laser-communication terminal prototypes.
cityairbus nextgen prototype
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Airbus Eyes Ambulance Services For eVTOL Push

Jun 20, 2024
Airbus says it is targeting ambulance and medical services as an early market for its eVTOL system, follow the unveiling of its four-person CityAirbus NextGen.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Business

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EHang Scores Up To 300 Orders From China County

Jun 21, 2024
EHang has announced a firm order for 30 aircraft with plans to sell an additional 270 to China's Wencheng County in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
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AAM Memo: As Certification Nears, EVTOLs Face Credibility Crisis

Jun 21, 2024
Skepticism is growing about the near-term usefulness and commercial viability of the new vehicle class.

Operations

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Spacesuit Water Leak Delays NASA Spacewalk

Jun 24, 2024
NASA was once again forced to postpone an International Space Station spacewalk when lead astronaut Tracy Dyson experienced a water leak in her spacesuit.
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked to the forward port on the Harmony module at the International Space Station.
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Boeing Starliner's Return To Earth Moves To July

Jun 22, 2024
NASA and Boeing are moving the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test mission return to Earth to enable further evaluation of the spacecraft's propulsion system.

Contracts