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Slingshot Aerospace has developed a web portal and mobile app, Slingshot Beacon, that allows satellite operators to communicate and avoid satellite collisions in orbit.
Whisper Aero plans to test its quiet propulsor technology on a 55-lb. intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance demonstrator drone as part of two Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer contracts.
Residents' concerns about the impact of nearby flight operations on their land value are especially relevant to urban air mobility as eVTOLs and cargo drones hope to operate in the heart of urban areas.