Aerospace & Defense Roundup: October 7, 2021
Climate-Focused Smallsat Startup Muon Raises $10M
Credit: NASASilicon Valley-based Muon Space, a climate-focused satellite constellation and services company, said Oct. 6 it raised $10 million in seed-round funding led by Costanoa Ventures.
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Texas Tops Rankings In PwC 2021 Aerospace Manufacturing Index
Credit: Getty Images / P A ThompsonEverything is big in Texas, including the state’s ranking this year in PwC’s top states for conducting aerospace and defense business.
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Corn Stover Promises Lower-Carbon SAF Production
Credit: D3MaxA project to demonstrate low-carbon production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from corn stover—the leaves and stalks left in fields after harvesting—has been funded by the U.S. Energy Department (DOE).
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IAI Sheds Light On Blue Spear Missile For Estonia
Credit: IAIIsrael Aerospace Industries (IAI) has provided more details about the features and capabilities of the Proteus Advanced Systems’ Blue Spear anti-surface missile, adapted from the company’s Gabriel V missile.
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Rocket Lab Awarded Launch Contract For Novel Solar Sail Demo
Credit: NASAA 12U cubesat housing a nearly 900-sq.-ft. solar sail system developed by NASA will launch on a Rocket Lab Electron rideshare mission in mid-2022 for a trial run in low Earth orbit.
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SDA Warns Of Growing Bureaucracy As It Joins Space Force
Credit: U.S. Space ForceThe U.S. Space Development Agency’s (SDA) transition to the U.S. Space Force should not add additional bureaucracy because the agency is already going as fast as companies can move to bring new systems to space, and unnecessary oversight would slow down that process, SDA’s leader says.
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CAES Opens N.H. 3D-Printing Site For SWISSto12 RF Products
Credit: CAESCAES, the former Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions now under private equity, has announced construction of its new additive manufacturing (AM) operations in Exeter, New Hampshire, for the 3D-printed radio frequency (RF) products partnership that the U.S. company unveiled earlier this year with SWISSto12.
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U.S. Could Sue Federal Contractors Who Hide Cyber Attacks, Deficiencies
Credit: U.S. Justice DepartmentA new U.S. Justice Department initiative unveiled this week could mean lawsuits against federal contractors that try to hide cybersecurity attacks, as well as rewards for whistleblowers.
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Mission Systems Weight Drove 360 Invictus Tail Change
Credit: BellA design change of the Bell 360 Invictus was driven by the release of the U.S. Army ’s list of requirements for mission systems, the company’s CEO said Oct. 7.
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Pace Of Afghan Refugee Flights Increasing
Credit: U.S. NavyAircraft contracted by the U.S. Defense and State Departments are increasing the pace of flight operations to carry Afghan evacuees from bases in Europe and the Middle East after operations stopped because of measles outbreaks.
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Insitu Adds Dutch AMBeR To Integrator UAS Payloads
Credit: InsituA Dutch imaging radar has been developed for the Boeing Insitu Integrator unmanned aircraft systems, the three companies involved in the project say.
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Panel Urges More Flexible Approach To Mars Planetary Protection
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSWith more countries and companies eyeing missions to Mars, a U.S. National Academy of Science report recommends NASA develop and demonstrate a more nuanced, flexible approach toward meeting planetary protection protocols for landed missions, while still protecting potentially habitable zones from contamination by Earth microbes.
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USAF Innovation Leader Wants International Collaboration
Credit: BoeingThe Pentagon needs to both increase its spending on research and development of new technologies and be willing to reach out to partner nations to learn about advances they have made to improve its future force, a U.S. Air Force innovation leader said Oct. 7.
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USAF innovation leader wants international collaboration, CAES opens N.H. 3D-printing site for SWISSto12 RF products, IAI sheds light on blue spear missile for Estonia, and more. A roundup of aerospace, space, and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense Report.
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