December 6, 1993

December 6, 1993

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COVER STORY

NEW SU-35 BOASTS GREATER AGILITY

By DONALD E. FINK7 min

HEADLINE NEWS

ENDEAVOUR LIFTS OFF TO REPAIR HUBBLE

By JAMES T. MCKENNA5 min

HEADLINE NEWS

CLINTON WINS STATION SUPPORT

By JAMES R. ASKER5 min

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NEW SU-35 BOASTS GREATER AGILITY

Highly modified version of Su-27 at Dubai air show demonstrates value of enhancements with a sideways cobra maneuver called the 'hook'

By DONALD E. FINK7 min

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ENDEAVOUR LIFTS OFF TO REPAIR HUBBLE

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER Endeavour and its seven-member crew have embarked on the space shuttle program's most ambitious mission—to chase down, retrieve and repair the $2-billion Hubble Space Telescope. Endeavour rose from Pad 39B here just as its launch window opened at 4:27 a.m. Dec. 2, a day after its planned launch was scrubbed by weather.

By JAMES T. MCKENNA5 min

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CLINTON WINS STATION SUPPORT

Securing congressional backing is important if the Administration is to expand cooperation with Russia and get a better space station

By JAMES R. ASKER5 min

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A320 CRASH SPURS LUFTHANSA ACTION

In the wake of a fatal runway overrun, Lufthansa and Airbus disagree on A320 landing procedures, and the carrier orders landing gear modifications

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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U. K. TO BUY EH101s, CHINOOKS

LONDON The United Kingdom plans to procure a mixed fleet of up to 25 Agusta/ Westland EH 101 utility and Boeing HC Mk. 2 Chinook helicopters to meet the Royal Air Force's requirement for additional support helicopters. "The mix of the EH 101 and Chinook will depend on the price offered," Defence Secretary Malcolm Rifkind told the House of Commons Defence Committee last week.

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN5 min

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EX-SOVIET CRASH RATES SURPRISINGLY STEADY

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

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NTSB FINDS SLACK FLIGHT SAFETY AT FAA

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS3 min

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ERINT HITS RV IN KEY ATBM TEST

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MISSION 61 FLIGHT PLAN ALLOWS EXTRA EVAs

WASHINGTON The flight plan for Mission 61 easily allows the equivalent of more than two full days of extravehicular activity beyond what NASA planners expect astronauts will need to service the Hubble Space Telescope. To complete an ambitious list of tasks, alternating pairs of Endeavour astronauts are scheduled to perform five space-walks (AW&ST Nov. 29, p. 51).
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ATLAS LAUNCH AIDS HUBBLE

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