March 7, 1988

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HEADLINE NEWS

Summit Sets Course for Conventional Arms Talks, Sidesteps Modernization

BRUSSELS The North Atlantic Treaty Organization set a basic course to begin conventional arms control negotiations before the end of the year and outlined its major priorities and negotiating guidelines in a joint declaration from last week’s summit meeting here.

By KEITH F. MORDOFF5 min

AEROSPACE FORUM

Roots of Interplanetary Mission Lie in Existing U. S. Programs

WASHINGTON Both the U. S. and the Soviet manned space programs have, for different reasons, hit plateaus. The U. S. space program, constricted partially by the trouble with the shuttle but primarily by money, is trying to rebuild and, to a limited degree, expand the capabilities inherent in the shuttle/spacelab combination.

NATIONAL AERO-SPACE PLANE

X-30 Technology Advancing Despite Management Rift

WASHINGTON National Aero-Space Plane project officials are making progress in developing an aircraft that can take off from a runway and fly into space, but budget cuts and a Defense Dept. shakeup over management control are disrupting the program.

By CRAIG COVAULT8 min

COMPUTERS IN AEROSPACE

Digital Develops Special Applications to Meet Diverse Aerospace Needs

BOSTON Digital Equipment Corp., which markets the Vax family of computers for engineering and other applications, plans to expand its aerospace business in part by meeting the industry’s needs for a variety of highly specialized applications.

By DAVID HUGHES7 min

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