74 PCB007 MAGAZINE I NOVEMBER 2023
Airbus Helicopters Pioneers User-friendly
Ways to Fly eVTOLs E
Airbus Helicopters' demonstrator FlightLab
has successfully tested an electric flight control
system in preparation of a new human machine
interface (HMI) that will equip CityAirbus
NextGen, Airbus' eVTOL prototype. is mile-
stone represents an important step toward ush-
ering in a new generation of electric powered
urban air mobility aircra.
NASA Science, New Airlock Heads
to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo
Spacecraft E
e Dragon resupply spacecra launched on a
Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Ken-
nedy and is scheduled to arrive at the space sta-
tion around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, perform-
ing the first autonomous docking for SpaceX
and remaining at the station for about a month.
Coverage of arrival will begin at 11:30 a.m. on
NASA Television and the agency's website.
CACI Awarded NASA Contract for Human
Spaceflight Systems, Simulation and
Software Technology III E
CACI International Inc announced that it has
been awarded a four-year single-award, indefi-
nite delivery indefinite quantity expertise con-
tract worth up to $150 million to continue its
support of spaceflight systems, simulation,
and soware for NASA Johnson Space Center
( JSC). e program provides advanced aero-
space engineering for crewed spacecra sys-
tems, development of simulation and Virtual
Reality (VR) applications, and soware in sup-
port of human space flight. is award builds
on more than three decades of CACI's dedi-
cated support for JSC's mission.
Accelerating Interoperability Standards
for Commercial Lunar Infrastructure E
Lunar exploration is expanding at a rapid pace,
and a robust lunar economy within the next
decade is coming quickly into focus. It's clear
that many shareable, scalable commercial sys-
tems will be needed to support a future lunar
ecosystem. Yet a key question remains: How
will these systems interface?
Sierra Space, NASA Prepare for
Revolutionary Dream Chaser
Spaceplane's Debut Mission
to Space Station E
Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial
space company, announced the successful
completion of the first mission Flight Opera-
tions Review at NASA's Johnson Space Cen-
ter, a crucial step in preparation for the inau-
gural Dream Chaser mission to the Interna-
tional Space Station.
Northrop Grumman Selected to
Deliver Nearly 40 More Data
Transport Satellites for SDA E
The Space Development Agency (SDA )
awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation
an agreement with a total potential value of
approximately $732 million to design and
build 38 data transport satellites. ese satel-
lites will support Tranche 2 Transport Layer
–Alpha (T2TL-Alpha), the latest iteration of
SDA's low-Earth orbit Proliferated Warfighter
Space Architecture (PWSA).
