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How a business continuity plan can help lean companies survive the pandemic.
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Vivek Saxena

How a business continuity plan can help lean companies survive the pandemic.
 
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Acting U.S. Navy secretary resigns amid turmoil, new countermeasures for future vertical lift, SpaceX Dragon returns to Earth, updates on the first F-35C-enabled carrier and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.
 
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Over the next five years, original equipment manufacturers are expected to increase commercial aircraft production by 21%. The ramp-up means suppliers face unprecedented challenges. They must find ways to satisfy demand for more components while OEMs place more pressure on them to decrease lead times and prices.
 
James Pozzi

In the past few weeks, the likes of Rolls-Royce and Airbus are some of the big aviation industry names using their engineering capabilities to aid the manufacture of medical ventilators and help address shortages. 
 
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Sean Broderick

The Trump Administration has asked Congress for an additional $250 billion in small-business payroll loan funding, providing more cash to the coronavirus pandemic emergency funding program that many small aerospace suppliers are expected to tap.

 
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Irene Klotz

The directive follows NASA’s release last week of its plan for sustained activities on the lunar surface, which includes the use of resources on the Moon for exploration and commercial endeavors.
 
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Irene Klotz

Former astronaut Norm Thagard answers questions about his time in space and offers thoughts on how to stay busy while quarantining.
 
Lee Hudson

The U.S. Air Force and Boeing agreed on a dramatically redesigned version of the KC-46 Pegasus tanker’s problematic Remote Vision System.
 
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