February 12, 1990

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HEADLINE NEWS

Cosmonauts Fly Maneuvering Unit While Tethered to Mir Space Station

WASHINGTON The first flight tests of a Soviet manned maneuvering unit (MMU) have been completed using conservative procedures that kept the cosmonauts piloting the unit tethered to the Mir space station. Cosmonaut Alexander Serebrov piloted the Soviet MMU on four flights away and back to the station during a 5-hr.

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

SDIO Directed Energy Experiment Set for Launch on Commercial Delta 2

CAPE CANAVERAL First Strategic Defense Initiative Organization long-term directed energy space experiment has been rescheduled for launch Feb. 14 as the payload of the first Defense Dept, commercial launch using a McDonnell Douglas Delta 2 vehicle.

HEADLINE NEWS

Space Station’s Congressional Supporters Caution NASA on New Initiatives

WASHINGTON Congressional supporters of the space station have warned the Bush Administration the effort must not suffer as other civil space programs expand. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s $15.1-billion request for Fiscal 1991 represents the largest proportional increase of any major federal agency—23%.

By JAMES R. ASKER

HEADLINE NEWS

Military Shuttle Payload Displayed For First Time During Ground Tests

WASHINGTON A Strategic Defense Initiative/U. S. Air Force space shuttle payload to be launched on the orbiter Atlantis in early 1992 undergoes integration and checkout at Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Sunnyvale, Calif. The AFP-675 payload is the first shuttle military payload to be shown publicly.

HAI CONVENTION: SEEKING NEW MARKETS

Industry Needs to Expand Markets, Boost Profitability to Continue Recovery

DALLAS The U. S. helicopter industry has improved markedly in the past five years but still needs to expand markets and improve profitability. Helicopter operators and manufacturers expressed optimism at the Helicopter Assn. International’s annual meeting in Dallas, Heli-Expo ’90.

By NICHOLAS C. KERNSTOCK

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Matra Seeks U. S. Firm To Join in Potential Bid for Ford Aerospace