August 6, 1984

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Space Technology

Triple Satellite Payload to Study Van Allen Belts

Washington—Three spacecraft built by the U. S., West Germany and Great Britain are to be launched on a single McDonnell Douglas Delta booster Aug. 9 to conduct coordinated operations for new data on the Van Allen radiation belts and to create a large artificial comet that will be visible on Earth.

By Craig Covault8 min

Space Technology

Nasa Considering 1986 Sunlab Scientific Mission

Kennedy Space Center—National Aeronautics and Space Administration is considering a new joint science and commercial shuttle mission that could be conducted in 1986. The science payload is called Suniab and will be a reflight of four Spacelab 2 solar instruments.

By Edward H. Kolcum6 min

Air Transport

Sas Begins Ap-188 Hovercraft Service

Malmo, Sweden—Scandinavian Airlines System has begun service between Copenhagen, Denmark, and this city at the southern tip of Sweden using British Hovercraft Corp. AP-188 hovercraft in a move that could have significant longterm effects on both the airline and the hovercraft manufacturer.

By David A. Brown6 min

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