In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 08, 2022

February 08, 2022

Greg Wyler’s Latest Constellation Startup E-Space Lands $50M

The investment fully funds E-Space’s Beta 1 launch of its first test satellites in March, as well as its Beta 2 launch “later” this year, the company says. Credit: E-Space

U.S. Air Force Supports Tests Of Electra’s eSTOL Technology

Potential military missions for the aircraft include “island hopping and distributed cargo logistics in the Indo-Pacific theater or operations in areas with limited infrastructure like Africa,” an Electra executive says. Credit: Electra.aero

French-Built Falcons Selected For UK Royal Air Force VIP Mission

Two new-build Falcons will be acquired, replacing the long-serving BAe 146 regional airliners that have been used for the RAF’s Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) mission.  Credit: Dassault Aviation

Leonardo To Produce Fuselage For Vertical’s eVTOL

Vertical Aerospace has selected Leonardo’s aerostructures division to design, test and manufacture the carbon-composite fuselage for its planned VX4 air taxi. Credit: Vertical Aerospace

NASA Selects Lockheed To Launch Mars Samples Back To Earth

NASA has selected Lockheed Martin Space of Littleton, Colorado, to develop a Mars Ascent Vehicle, a small rocket capable of launching samples of Martian rock, soil and air gathered by the agency’s Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover for return to Earth. Credit: NASA

From Greg Wyler’s latest constellation startup E-Space landing $50M to a small rocket capable of launching samples of Martian rock, soil and air for return to Earth.

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