Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Aug. 31

September 01, 2020

Perlan Plans Climate Science Role Expansion With New Sensor

The Airbus Perlan Mission II stratospheric glider project plans to dramatically expand its role in atmospheric and climate research by incorporating new sensors and working collaboratively with other high-altitude investigation agencies, companies, assets and projects. Credit: Airbus

DOD Taps Silicon Valley Insider To Lead DARPA

DARPA

Offering M-346 To Australia, Leonardo Emphasizes Performance

Leonardo is emphasizing established training performance and fighter-like capability in offering the M-346 trainer to Australia. The ability of M-346s to act as enemy aircraft in training for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is also part of the pitch. Credit: L. La Cavera

FAA OKs Amazon Part 135 Drone Deliveries

E-commerce giant Amazon said it has received air carrier certification of its Prime Air drone delivery service from the FAA, making it the third U.S. company the agency has approved to deliver packages by drone. Credit: Amazon

Roketsan Opens Turkish Satellite Launcher Development Facilities

Turkey’s Roketsan has opened a new facility to support the development of a national satellite launcher. Credit: Roketsan

Vega Launcher To Place 53 Satellites Into Orbit

Arianespace is to operate its first rideshare mission for nano and microsatellites thanks to a Vega launch from Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:51 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1. Credit: ESA – Cnes – Arianespace – Optique Video du CSG - JM Guillon

Rocket Lab Returns To Flight

Rocket Lab
Electron

SpaceX Reopens Polar Launch Corridor From Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS on Aug. 30, sending an Argentine remote sensing satellite into a polar orbit, a flightpath from Florida that had not been used since 1969. The rocket’s nine Merlin 1D engines ignited at 7:18 p.m. EDT, blasting the 229-ft. (70-m) booster from Space Launch Complex 40 to begin SpaceX’s 100th mission. Credit: Carleton Bailie

Schiebel, Equinor Demo Offshore Platform Delivery

Schiebel’s Camcopter has flown to an offshore oil-and-gas platform to prove the rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) could be used for offshore delivery. The offshore industry has been looking at alternative, more cost-effective means of urgently delivering parts to offshore platforms than by using manned helicopters. Credit: Schiebel

The Weekly Debrief: Contract Award Sets Up THAAD For New Era

A nearly $1 billion, trinational upgrade of the U.S. military’s mobile, land-based theater defense system against missile attack is now in progress. Lockheed Martin will receive another $912 million over the next five years to give the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program a capability makeover. Credit: BAE Systems

Perlan plans climate science role expansion with new sensor, Vega launcher to place 53 satellites into orbit, Rocket Lab returns to flight, SpaceX reopens polar launch corridor from Florida, contract award sets up THAAD for new era and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense news. 

 

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