October 5, 1992

October 5, 1992

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HEADLINE NEWS

CHINA SEEKS TO BUILD MIG-31

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,PAUL PROCTOR6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

NAVY BLAMES FIRE FOR V-22 CRASH

By DAVID A. BROWN,STANLEY KANDEBO5 min

HEADLINE NEWS

MARS STRATEGY BEGS FOR DIRECTION

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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CHINA SEEKS TO BUILD MIG-31

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,PAUL PROCTOR6 min

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NAVY BLAMES FIRE FOR V-22 CRASH

By DAVID A. BROWN,STANLEY KANDEBO5 min

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MARS STRATEGY BEGS FOR DIRECTION

Mars exploration has reached a critical juncture affecting the course of hundreds of millions of dollars in new aerospace development and how the world's space agencies will pursue deep space missions into the 21st century, senior international planetary managers here said.

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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U. S. PROBE BEGINS JOURNEY TO MARS

Launch of the $891-million Mars Observer mission on a Titan 3 allows U. S. Air Force, Martin Marietta to check out refurbished Cape Canaveral Complex 40

By JAMES T. MCKENNA5 min

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CHINESE SPACE PROGRAM SETS AGGRESSIVE PACE

PARIS China, which has been methodically increasing the capabilities of its space program, is now in the midst of a major launch surge using new heavy booster and spacecraft designs. The new initiatives include the launch this week of large Chinese and Swedish spacecraft on the same Long March 2C booster.

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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JPL MONITORING SATELLITE SYSTEMS

By BRUCE A. SMITH4 min

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NAVY EYES DELAY IN AX DEVELOPMENT

WASHINGTON Refinements in Navy and Air Force requirements and a desire to fully explore new technological advances could slip the AX development schedule by two years. Vice Adm. William Owens, head of the Navy's new office of resources, requirements and budget, said that the program "has been delayed a couple of years" to allow "the right kind of deliberation with the Air Force."

By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min

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CONGRESS ORDERS TWO REVIEWS OF TACTICAL AIRCRAFT PLANS

WASHINGTON Defense authorization conferees have called for the Pentagon to conduct two major studies of its tactical aircraft modernization programs—a comprehensive affordability assessment and an expanded roles and missions review. In reconciling the House and Senate versions of the Fiscal 1993 defense authorization bill, the conference agreement authorized a total of $274.3 billion for defense, $7.2 billion less than the Administration requested.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

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HARRIER'S PEGASUS ENGINE NEEDS CHANGES

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO3 min

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APT SATELLITE CO. SIGNS UP FIRST CUSTOMER

By PAUL PROCTOR2 min

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