July 23, 1990

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Soviet Cosmonauts’ EVA Repairs Soyuz, But Forces Airlock, Space Suit Emergency

WASHINGTON The Soviet cosmonauts on board the Mir space station had to use emergency procedures to reenter the vehicle July 17, when the station’s airlock hatch malfunctioned after the cosmonauts secured loose insulation on their Soyuz spacecraft.

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

Beggs Says Secrecy Rules Thwarted Hubble Oversight

WASHINGTON NASA oversight of the company that built Hubble’s flawed optical system was hampered by national security restrictions that limited the agency’s scrutiny at the plant, according to a former NASA chief. “We were not allowed to operate in a way we normally operate,” James M. Beggs, former NASA administrator, told members of the Senate appropriations subcommittee at a hearing on the defect in one of the two Hubble mirrors.

HEADLINE NEWS

Rockwell Selected as Sole Contractor For $100-Million Asat Design Effort

HUNTSVILLE, ALA. Rockwell International Corp. is the sole winner of a U.S. Army competition to design a $2-billion antisatellite weapon. The Pentagon had planned to select two contractors for the Asat demonstration and validation effort, which is projected to last two years and be worth about $100 million to the El Segundo, Calif., company.

By JAMES R. ASKER

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Soviet Cosmonauts’ EVA Repairs Soyuz, But Forces Airlock, Space Suit Emergency

By CRAIG COVAULT

Soviet Liquid Rocket Organization Offers RD-170 for Sale to West

By DAVID HUGHES

Soviet RD-170 Engine Is Used On SL-16/Zenit Boosters

Soviet Cosmonauts’ EVA Repairs Soyuz, But Forces Airlock, Space Suit Emergency

By CRAIG COVAULT

Soviet Liquid Rocket Organization Offers RD-170 for Sale to West

By DAVID HUGHES

Soviet RD-170 Engine Is Used On SL-16/Zenit Boosters

Beggs Says Secrecy Rules Thwarted Hubble Oversight

Rockwell Selected as Sole Contractor For $100-Million Asat Design Effort

By JAMES R. ASKER

NASA Develops Alternate Plans To Return Shuttle to Flight Status

By EDWARD H. KOLCUM

First Chinese Heavy-Lift Booster Launched From New Xichang Pad

Piper Lays Off 170 Employees, Reduces Aircraft Production

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

F-l 17 Engine Is Similar To Other F404 Versions

Potential Buyers Express Interest In Fairchild

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Soviet Cosmonauts’ EVA Repairs Soyuz, But Forces Airlock, Space Suit Emergency

By CRAIG COVAULT

Soviet Liquid Rocket Organization Offers RD-170 for Sale to West

By DAVID HUGHES

Soviet RD-170 Engine Is Used On SL-16/Zenit Boosters

Aviation Week | July 23 1990 Table of Contents

Soviet Cosmonauts’ EVA Repairs Soyuz, But Forces Airlock, Space Suit Emergency

By CRAIG COVAULT

Soviet Liquid Rocket Organization Offers RD-170 for Sale to West

By DAVID HUGHES

Soviet RD-170 Engine Is Used On SL-16/Zenit Boosters

Beggs Says Secrecy Rules Thwarted Hubble Oversight

Rockwell Selected as Sole Contractor For $100-Million Asat Design Effort

By JAMES R. ASKER

NASA Develops Alternate Plans To Return Shuttle to Flight Status

By EDWARD H. KOLCUM

First Chinese Heavy-Lift Booster Launched From New Xichang Pad

Piper Lays Off 170 Employees, Reduces Aircraft Production

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

F-l 17 Engine Is Similar To Other F404 Versions

Potential Buyers Express Interest In Fairchild

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