February 13, 1984

February 13, 1984

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Editorial

Soviet Defense Spending

By William H. Gregory

Space Technology

Astronauts Evaluate Maneuvering Backpacks

By Craig Covault

Space Technology

3M, NASA Sign Memorandum On Space Materials Processing

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Editorial

Soviet Defense Spending

Estimates of Soviet military budgets by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency and by others have been used by both pro and anti defense advocates over the years to support their own particular cases. When the estimates of Soviet spending rose in the 1970s, the backers of a bigger U. S. defense budget seized on them.

By William H. Gregory

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Space Technology

Astronauts Evaluate Maneuvering Backpacks

By Craig Covault

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Space Technology

3M, NASA Sign Memorandum On Space Materials Processing

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Space Technology

Parachute Problem Damages Boosters

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NASA Head Schedules European Visit

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Space Technology

Rocket Motor Failure Analysis Focuses on Nozzle Assembly

Johnson Space Center—Initial failure analysis of Morton Thiokol Star-48 solid rocket motors, which were to have boosted two Hughes HS 376 communications satellites toward a geosynchronous transfer orbit, has focused on the nozzle assembly.

By Alton K. Marsh

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Space Technology

USAF Cancels July IUS Shuttle Mission

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Space Technology

Crew Validates Rendezvous Sensor Units

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Space Technology

Telesat Urges Canadian Direct Broadcast TV

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Space Technology

NASA Studies Recovery of Westar, Palapa

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