Gallery: Aerospace & Defense Roundup: November 2, 2021

Magnetic Manipulation Could Remove Space Debris

U.S. researchers have developed a technique to manipulate satellites and orbital debris magnetically for repair or removal. Read the full story.

Credit: DLR

White House Nominates Grady As Vice Chief

The White House has nominated Adm. Christopher Grady, the current commander of the U.S. Navy’s Fleet Forces Command, to serve as the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff after a delay that raised concerns about a gap in the position. Read the full story.

Credit: U.S. Navy

SkyDrive Launches Japan’s First EVTOL Certification Program

Startup SkyDrive has become the first Japanese company to formally initiate the type certification process for an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle. Read the full story.

Credit: SkyDrive

Area-I Unveils Improved Altius For Air Launched Effects Role

Area-I has unveiled a new Air Launched Effects design that adds 300% more payload and 20% greater endurance than the Altius-600, the Anduril Industries-owned company said. Read the full story.

Credit: Area-I

Space Force Outlines Planned Commercial Services Contracts

The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office is planning to release 20 solicitations to industry for commercially provided satellite services over the next year—starting with nine requests for proposals in the next two months. Read the full story.

Credit: U.S. Space Force

Redwire Acquires Space Biotech Business Pioneer Techshot

Recently public new-space company Redwire is buying Techshot, a microgravity biotechnology company that provided the first U.S. system capable of manufacturing human tissue in microgravity, among other innovations. Read the full story.

Credit: TechShot

Partnership Researches Public Safety Drones

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and Airborne International Response Team have joined forces to study the use of small unmanned aircraft systems by public safety and emergency response organizations. Read the full story.

Credit: Kent County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan

Webb Telescope Team Looks Ahead To Post-Launch Challenges

Assuming a successful Dec. 18 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket, the many thousands of experts who have worked on the $9.7 billion mission will have to hold their breath for another six months before the world’s most technically complex space observatory reaches its final orbit, fully deploys and checks out. Read the full story. 

Credit: webbtelescope.org

Europe’s Mahepa Project Completes Hybrid-Electric Demos

A European project to demonstrate a modular hybrid-electric propulsion architecture for future small short/medium-range regional aircraft has been completed with flight tests of a second power train demonstrator. Read the full story.

Credit: Pipistrel

From a study into the use of small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) by public safety and emergency response organizations; Japan’s first EVTOL certification program and a new technique to manipulate satellites and orbital debris magnetically for repair or removal; we've got it all covered with the most up to date news. 

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