November 4, 1991

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HEADLINE NEWS

Production of First Global Venus Maps Signals Shift in Magellan Studies

PASADENA, CALIF The Magellan program’s study of Venus has shifted into a new, broader phase of synthesizing detailed results into a global view of the planet to “understand what it all might mean,” according to R. Stephen Saunders, Magellan project scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory here.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM6 min

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B-2 Contractors Cut Manufacturing Time

PALMDALE, CALIF. Northrop and its subcontractors are cutting B-2 manufacturing man-hours substantially as the last three test aircraft near completion and the program moves to a production phase. Aircraft No. 4 (AV-4), the second avionics test vehicle, is in final checkout and is scheduled for painting within the next few weeks.

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

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Signing NATO's New Strategy May Be the Easy Part for Summit

BRUSSELS At a summit in Rome this week, NATO will approve the most sweeping revision of its basic military doctrine since the Atlantic Alliance was formed 42 years ago to confront Soviet communism. Then, as now, the Alliance’s European members will look to the U. S. for leadership.

By MICHAEL MECHAM5 min

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Galileo Spacecraft Encounter With Gaspra Appears Successful

PASADENA, CALIF Telemetry indicates the Galileo spacecraft worked successfully during the first flyby ever of an asteroid, and should have stored on board 16 images of the body plus other scientific measurements. Navigation was so precise during the 1,600-km. flyby of Gaspra that project officials at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory here were considering late last week whether to transmit back one image in the next few weeks, about a year earlier than planned (AW&ST Oct. 28, p. 22).

HEADLINE NEWS

Rockwell, Skunk Works Join for AX Proposal

LANCASTER, CALIF. Rockwell International’s North American Aircraft unit and Lockheed’s Advanced Development Co. submitted a joint proposal for the Navy’s AX program last week, becoming the fifth team to join the studies-phase competition.

SOLID GROWTH AHEAD FOR MIDEAST MARKETS

Middle East Offers U. S. Firms An Aerospace Sales Bonanza

NEW YORK The Middle East market for U. S. aerospace technology in the 1990s will offer the potential for billions of dollars in revenue and the opportunity for American companies to dominate virtually every market niche. And while competition from European companies will be intense, most of the huge sales volume up for grabs will be U. S. businesses’ to lose.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI11 min

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