October 31, 1994

October 31, 1994

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HEADLINE NEWS

New Space Launchers a Tough Test for Nasa

By JAMES R. ASKER6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

USAF Clashes with Navy, Army Over Roles

By DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Army Weighs Transfer of Comanche Technology

By DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

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New Space Launchers a Tough Test for Nasa

Large and small launchers must be commercially viable, and NASA will let its industry partners decide which technologies to pursue

By JAMES R. ASKER6 min

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USAF Clashes with Navy, Army Over Roles

By DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

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Army Weighs Transfer of Comanche Technology

By DAVID A. FULGHUM6 min

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Esa Weighs Its Options

PARIS The European Space Agency will next week set new unmanned science mission priorities for the early 21 st century. ESA's Science Program Committee is to meet here Nov. 7-8 to endorse several new science mission candidates worth about $2 billion.

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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Scud-killing UAVs Now Science Tools

WASHINGTON The Pentagon has washed its hands of direct involvement in projects to use armed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) to intercept enemy ballistic missiles during the first moments after launch. The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) has transferred its singleengine Raptor and eight-engine, solarpowered Pathfinder UAVs to NASA's Dryden Flight Research Facility at Edwards AFB, Calif.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

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Universe Really Not So Old

WASHINGTON The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a giant stride toward delivering on one of its chief promises—determining the age and size of the universe—and the answer surprises astronomers. The universe is not as old as it seems. The data, painstakingly gathered in 12 2-hr. exposures made over two months with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Wide Field/Planetary Camera 2, indicate the universe is 8-12 billion years old, not the 15 or even 20 billion that some scientists believe.
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F-16 Crash Probed

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Raytheon to Develop Enhanced Fiber-Optic Guided Missile

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Boeing to Use 757 for F-22 Flying Test Bed

SEATTLE The detailed design of a modification fitting the nose, a representative wing and the avionics suite of the Lockheed/Boeing F-22 fighter to a 757 transport is underway at the Boeing Space and Defense Group. The F-22 Flying Test Bed, shown in model form, will support testing and evaluation of the fighter's advanced avionics and threat warning system in a real-world, dynamic-flying environment, Boeing officials said.
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Air Navigation Due for Dramatic Change

BOSTON Satellite communication, navigation and surveillance as well as new air traffic management technologies are expected to fundamentally change air transportation in the next 10-20 years as much as the introduction of radio navigation aids did 50 years ago.

By DAVID HUGHES9 min

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