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By Irene Klotz
Russia’s long-awaited Multipurpose Laboratory Module, which includes a new European-built robotic arm, is due to launch to the International Space Station on July 15, the European Space Agency station program manager said on April 20.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The French, German and Spanish governments are on track to reach an agreement this month on how to share work on their joint Future Combat Air System program, according to Florence Parly, France’s minister of armed forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Shijian (SJ)-17 satellite, which was launched to geostationary Earth orbit in 2016, is equipped with a robotic arm.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Confronted with the seemingly ever-worsening issue of space debris, European Space Agency experts expect automation technology to help with collision avoidance maneuvers, along with better coordination between satellite operators.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA and SpaceX completed the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) for the SpaceX Crew-2 mission on April 20, clearing the Falcon 9-Crew Dragon system for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center at 6:11 a.m. EDT on April 22, weather permitting.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Morf3D, an additive manufacturing startup that once was the darling of Boeing new-investment efforts, has a new 90,000-sq.-ft. headquarters in Long Beach, California, and is now controlled by Japanese camera giant Nikon.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Electric aircraft propulsion will lead to the creation of electric low-cost carriers—eLCCs—flying sub-regional routes that are not economically viable for hydrocarbon-powered aircraft, proposes a report released by UK trade association ADS Group.
Airports & Networks

By Mark Carreau
It is “highly unlikely” that NASA will return to the Moon’s surface with human explorers in 2024 due to technical, budget and workplace constraints linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency’s inspector general says.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A Russian research agency is preparing to begin the first flight tests of a superconducting electric motor powering an aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Singapore has declared its new fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) fully operational.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup H55, a spinoff from the Solar Impulse round-the-world aircraft project, has joined MagniX and Harbour Air to certify an electric-powered version of the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris, Irene Klotz
Planning is now underway for the second flight, which could come as early as April 22.
Space

A civilian photographer captured the photo in 2018 as the F/A-18F with the markings of VX-31 air test and evaluation squadron landed at Point Mugu, California.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
As the NASA-led International Space Station partnership strives to push the science and technology development potential of the orbital science lab, astronauts assigned to missions through 2023 will be equipping six of the station’s solar power channels with new Roll Out Solar Arrays that have been under development for a dozen years.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army has officially signed off on the rapid development of the Tactical Space Layer, with fielding anticipated in 2028.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Two senators proposed a bill on April 16 to ensure that sales of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Middle Eastern countries could not escape a full vetting process under the export control review process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Private equity investor Madison Dearborn Partners has bought aerospace and defense supplier Arch Precision Components from the Jordan Co. for an undisclosed amount, the companies announced April 19.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter is to set up a test route for its VoloDrone unmanned cargo aircraft in its home city of Bruchsal, Germany, in a joint project with logistics company DB Schenker.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s Empire Test Pilots School is to receive three additional helicopters to support its training fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has begun upgrading its Eurofighters to allow the carriage of MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Skydweller Aero has flight tested the control system to be used in conversion of the Solar Impulse 2 solar-powered round-the-world aircraft into a long-endurance unmanned aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL—Amazon has contracted with United Launch Alliance to deliver nine batches of its Kuiper broadband satellites into low Earth orbit aboard Atlas V rockets, the companies said on April 19.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Startup nonprofit Carbon Mapper, Inc. is leading a coalition of commercial, state and federal government agencies and academic partners in an effort to identify and expand a global awareness of major point source emissions of carbon dioxide and methane in order to lessen their contribution to climate change.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus says it hopes to achieve certification of the A400M’s helicopter air-to-air refueling capability by year’s end following an extensive flight trials campaign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Athens has signed a deal with the Israeli government to modernize Greece’s fast jet training capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations