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Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Feb. 03 Smallsat Launch Startup Astra To Go Public With Teledesic Vet McCaw Rocket upstart Astra, fresh off finally achieving a successful test launch and aiming for daily launches of small satellites, will become a publicly traded company after a takeover by a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) backed by veteran telecommunications entrepreneur Craig McCaw. Credit: Astra Spain Weighs Implications Of Naval F-35 Buy The Spanish Navy is mulling the implications of an F-35 purchase as it considers how best to replace its AV-8 Harriers, whic...

Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Jan. 28 Airflow Plans ESTOL Logistics Demonstrator Aerial logistics startup Airflow is to build a full-scale technology demonstrator for its planned electric short-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft. The company will modify a high-wing Cessna 210 with distributed electric propulsion to enable operation into and out of very short runways. Credit: Airflow NASA IG Urges Aggressive Response To Growing Space Debris Threat NASA’s efforts to address the threat of mounting orbital space debris are insufficient and need to be augmented, an agency ins...