Gallery: Aerospace & Defense Roundup: November 23, 2021
November 23, 2021
Voyager Space Buys Sat Comms Specialist Space Micro
Voyager Space, a private equity-backed holding company of new-space upstarts such as Nanoracks, announced Nov. 22 it has acquired a majority stake in Space Micro, a satellite communications specialist for NASA and the U.S. military. Credit: Voyager Space
Favorable Weather Outlook Awaits NASA’s DART Launch Attempt
DART is the first attempt to demonstrate a kinetic impact strategy for diverting an asteroid away from Earth. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
Volocopter Partners With South Korean Mobility App
Credit: Volocopter
Startup Astra Space Reaches Orbit On Fourth Try
Astra Space, a California-based startup staking a claim in the burgeoning small-satellite launch business, completed a successful flight test of its Rocket 3.1 booster on Nov. 20, a mission backed by the U.S. Space Force. Credit: Astra / John Kraus
Airbus, Kelley Aerospace Sue Each Other In Singapore
Kelley is suing its landlord Airbus over alleged industrial espionage while Airbus is suing Kelley over alleged unpaid leases. Credit: Kelley Aerospace
Future MilTech Rollup BlueHalo Buys IC Specialist Asymmetrik
Space, missile and cyber electronics rollup BlueHalo announced its latest acquisition Nov. 23 with a deal for Asymmetrik, a boutique software provider to the U.S. intelligence community. Credit: Asymmetrik
Processing Mishap Delays Launch Of JWST
Launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, the $11 billion, U.S.-led successor to the Hubble observatory, is being delayed at least four days to no earlier than Dec. 22 to allow time for additional analysis following a mishap during processing the telescope for launch in French Guiana. Credit: NASA
Walmart, DroneUp Expand Drone Deliveries
Flight services provider DroneUp and Walmart have agreed to launch on-demand package deliveries by drone at three Walmart stores in northwest Arkansas, the companies announced Nov. 22. Credit: DroneUp
Value Of RFQs For Aircraft Parts, Issued Nov. 14 - Nov. 20
Value of Requests for Quotation (RFQs) of aircraft parts for the week of Nov. 14.
Source: Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Military Parts & Contracts Data. Read more information.
Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Passes Critical Design Review
Lockheed Martin on Nov. 23 announced the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 program passed its system-level critical design review, keeping pace for the first launch in 2025. Credit: Lockheed Martin graphic
Next New Shepard Crew To Include Pioneering Astronaut’s Daughter
The eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American to venture into space, will fly on the Blue Origin suborbital spacecraft named after her father, the company said on Nov. 23. Credit: Blue Origin
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