February 28, 1972

February 28, 1972

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Editorial

Russia’s Technological Challenge

Space Technology

Mars Seen as a ‘Living' Planet

By William S. Hieronymus

Space Technology

Luna 20 Collects Lunar Samples

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Editorial

Russia’s Technological Challenge

In retrospect, it is clear that Soviet leaders made a fundamental decision some years ago regarding the Soviet role in the international arena that will continue to dominate their policies in the 1970s—to overtake and surpass the U.S. in military prowess and in scientific pre-eminence.
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Space Technology

Mars Seen as a ‘Living' Planet

Mariner 9 photo data changing traditional theories of Mars; planet now believed to be geologically active, holding water

By William S. Hieronymus

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Space Technology

Luna 20 Collects Lunar Samples

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Space Technology

Mariner 9 Photographs Reveal Vast Canyon, Erosion Pattern

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Aeronautical Engineering

Dutch Weigh Future of Defense Forces

By Donald E. Fink

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Aeronautical Engineering

Dutch Stress Military Safety Record

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Brazil Buys Ikara

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Aeronautical Engineering

Helicopter Makes Automatic Landing

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Aeronautical Engineering

DOD Warns Congress on Soviet Gains

By Donald C. Winston

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Aeronautical Engineering

U.S., USSR Weapons Capabilities Compared

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