A propulsion issue has inhibited the performance of three of the spacecraft’s four thrusters, which are fueled by a groundbreaking new green monopropellant.
The government has directed the Swedish Transport Administration to make targeted investments to help develop and test technology to electrify aviation.
Sustainable aviation fuel was transferred to a C-130 Hercules and a Eurofighter Typhoon during aerial refueling from an RAF Airbus A330 Voyager tanker.
The pact will see the U.S. and Japan work together on areas such as lunar exploration and transportation that could see a Japanese astronaut walk on the Moon.
The Pentagon announced the signing of two agreements following a meeting of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Japanese Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada.
