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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, February 24, 2025

VOL. 291 NO. 36 February 24, 2025
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Funding & Policy

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Pentagon To Begin Cutting Thousands Of Civilian Workers

Feb 21, 2025
The Defense Department ultimately will cull its civilian workforce by 5-8%.
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Elon Musk Calls For Deorbiting ISS Within Two Years

Feb 21, 2025
“It is time to begin preparations for deorbiting the @Space_Station,” Musk wrote on his social media site X on Feb. 20.
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Canada Crucial Partner For U.S. To Secure A&D Mineral Supply—CSIS

Feb 19, 2025
The U.S. imported $47 billion in minerals from Canada in 2023.

Daily Briefs

In Brief

Operations

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PLD Space Plans Rocket Launches From Oman Spaceport

Feb 20, 2025
PLD Space says it has agreed to use the Etlaq spaceport in Oman for flights of its Miura launch vehicle family.
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Blue Origin Sets Feb. 25 For 10th Crewed New Shepard Launch

Feb 21, 2025
Launch from Launch Site One near Van Horn in West Texas is timed for a window that opens at 10:30 a.m. EST, Blue Origin announced Feb. 21.
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Asteroid 2024 YR4 Collision Risk Recedes

Feb 21, 2025
ESA, in its latest update, puts the probably of impact at 0.16%.

The Debrief

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Debrief: S. Korea’s Booming Defense Sector Grapples With Headwinds

Feb 21, 2025
The combined operating profit of the four largest defense contractors jumped an estimated 72% to 2.1 trillion won ($1.5 billion).

Business

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Leonardo DRS Leans Into International Sales

Feb 20, 2025
Strong demand from allied customers has led to international sales accounting for a growing share of DRS’s overall revenue since 2021.
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European Defense Tech Comes Into Its Own

Feb 18, 2025
Analysts’ estimates of the exact amount of investment vary given that there is not a universal definition for what constitutes a defense technology startup.

Programs

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NASA Readies Upgraded SLS Engine For Initial Hot Fire Acceptance Tests

Feb 21, 2025
The first of the new-production RS-25s was installed on the Fred Haise Test Stand at Stennis on Feb. 18.
A FADA mock up of an SAR satellite at the IDEX 2025 defense expo in Abu Dhabi"
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UAE’s FADA Nears Satellite Partnership Selections

Feb 19, 2025
Edge Group’s new FADA space unit is on the cusp of picking partners for its plans to deploy an SAR and Earth-imaging satellite capability, the company says.
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NASA’s X-59 Moves Closer To Flight After Passing Next Test Phase

Feb 21, 2025
The latest test phase was divided into six main stages—or “decks”—to verify engine and systems performance.

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