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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, January 10, 2025

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Operations

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ESA Director Declares End Of Launcher Crisis, Looks Ahead To Busy 2025

Jan 09, 2025
The European Space Agency expects five Ariane 6 launches and four Vega-C liftoffs in 2025 as it heads into a busy year, with the agency's three-year-plan in the balance.
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Wildfires Close NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Jan 09, 2025
JPL is within the mandatory evacuation zone for the Eaton Fire, north of Pasadena.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Funding & Policy

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Last Biden Aid Package For Ukraine Includes F-16 Support, Air Defenses

Jan 09, 2025
There will still be billions of unused authority for the incoming Trump administration to decide what to do with, Pentagon officials say.
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India’s Space Sector Funding Fell 55% In 2024, Report Says

Jan 09, 2025
The decrease in funding for the subcontinent’s space startups appears to be part of a natural investment cycle rather than a sign of waning investor interest in the sector.
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ESA Assesses NASA Mars Sample Return Changes, Watches SLS Plans

Jan 09, 2025
ESA is assessing what NASA’s plan changes for the Mars Sample Return mission mean and preparing for potential alterations to the Artemis lunar program.
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Honeywell, NXP Semiconductors Deepen Avionics Partnership

Jan 08, 2025
The companies will also work together to develop large-area displays for next-generation cockpits with thinner, higher resolution screens.
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Turkey Developing Missiles With 2,000-km Range, Erdogan Says

Jan 07, 2025
Development of the new missiles follows the introduction of weapons with a range of 800 km into the national inventory.

Technology

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Pale Blue Plans Two Demos Of Water Ion Thruster In 2025

Jan 09, 2025
The contract with D-Orbit includes two launch opportunities and operations, in June and October, on D-Orbit’s Ion spacecraft.

Business

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Degenhardt Takes Over As Eurofighter CEO

Jan 07, 2025
Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt succeeds Giancarlo Mezzanatto after his three-year rotational stint from Leonardo.

Programs

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Poland Selects GE Aerospace T700 Engines For Apache Fleet

Jan 09, 2025
GE Aerospace has secured an order for T700 turboshaft engines to power Poland’s new Apache attack helicopter fleet.
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Intuitive Machines Preps For Second Moon Landing And More

Jan 08, 2025
Planned for launch no earlier than late February, the IM-2 mission’s Athena Nova-C lander is to touch down at Mons Mouton.
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New U.S. Space Force Satcom Payload Prototypes Near Integration

Jan 07, 2025
The companies have developed prototypes for the Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satcom program under a 2020 contract award.