December 1, 1986

December 1, 1986

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Editorial

New Financial Feature

By DONALD E. FINK

Who’s Where

Advanced Shuttle Design

New Launcher Concept Bridges Shuttle-Aerospace Plane Gap

By Craig Covault

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Editorial

New Financial Feature

New York On page 27 of this issue, AVIATION WEEK & SPACE TECHNOLOGY introduces a new editorial feature called Market Focus, which is designed to provide our readers with a package of comprehensive data on the financial performance of the world’s leading aviation, aerospace and defense companies.

By DONALD E. FINK

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Who’s Where

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Advanced Shuttle Design

New Launcher Concept Bridges Shuttle-Aerospace Plane Gap

Washington—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is defining a new manned launch vehicle that could be operational before the space shuttle fleet is retired, bridging the gap between current manned operations and those planned for the National Aerospace Plane.

By Craig Covault

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Space Technology

Europeans Propose New Comet Flyby for Giotto Spacecraft

By Jeffrey M. Lenorovitz

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Space Technology

TDRS, Ground Antennas Link for Radio Astronomy Observations

By Michael A. Dornheim

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Space Technology

U. S., Europeans Hold Further Talks On Space Station

Washington—U. S. and European space station negotiators meeting here last week continued to air strong differences, but the negotiations generated a more cooperative tone than talks in late October. More extensive participation by White House and Office of Science and Technology Policy officials is expected in the negotiations as they proceed into next year.
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Space Technology

Used Ariane Stage Explodes, Creating Space Debris Hazard

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Norway Will Provide Funds To Aerospace Company

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Space Technology

Air Defense Group Urges Early Launch Of Teal Ruby

By Bruce A. Smith

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Missile Engineering

Arnold Test Cell Declared Operational After Shakedown Firing

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