August 8, 1983

August 8, 1983

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Editorial

Central America and Vietnam

By William H. Gregory

Space Technology

Reagan Briefed on Space Station

By Craig Covault

Managers Meet With President Reagan

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Editorial

Central America and Vietnam

A larger U. S. military presence is on the way in Central America. Escalation is not drastic yet in the sense that American forces are being openly committed directly to supporting or fighting guerrillas in Nicaragua or El Salvador, but the naval carrier battle group exercises off Central America and Army ground exercises in Honduras are meant to be a show of force in the area.

By William H. Gregory

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Space Technology

Reagan Briefed on Space Station

By Craig Covault

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Managers Meet With President Reagan

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Satellite Communications

France Proposes Minishuttle Spacecraft

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Challenger Rollout

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Space Technology

France Tests Holographic Radar

Paris—France is testing a ground-based military holographic radar system designed to provide broad, precise coverage of airborne targets approaching its borders. Program officials said the VHF radar network gives continuous coverage from horizon to horizon and out into space.
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Space Technology

NASA Ponders Reversing Shuttle Missions 12, 13

By Bruce A. Smith

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IRAS Discovers Tail on Tempel 2 Comet

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Space Object Strikes Salyut Window

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Satellite Communications

Inmarsat Seeks Proposals For New Satellite Network

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz

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