December 5, 1994

December 5, 1994

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COVER STORY

Frequent Fliers to the Planets

By JAMES R. ASKER7 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Republicans Seek to Remake Nasa

By PAUL MANN5 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Pentagon to Review Northrop's B-2 Offer

By JOHN D. MORROCCO5 min

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Frequent Fliers to the Planets

Tight budgets, ambitious goals spark creative flurry by researchers vying for Discovery dollars. Now, some ask whether NASA can keep the program on its bold track

By JAMES R. ASKER7 min

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Republicans Seek to Remake Nasa

Incoming House Speaker Newt Gingrich proclaims a NASA confined to R&D and a vision of laissez-faire space economics

By PAUL MANN5 min

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Pentagon to Review Northrop's B-2 Offer

By JOHN D. MORROCCO5 min

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Cnes, Matra Accelerate Spacecraft, Ariane 5 Tests

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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Team Formed for X-33 Bid

WASHINGION McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, joining forces to compete for X-33 work with NASA, will apply their space booster and commercial transport expertise in a bid to lead U.S. development of a low-cost, reusable launch vehicle. The teaming might well be expanded into an overall merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas space activities, several industry officials speculated.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ,JAMES R. ASKER4 min

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Atlas Boosts Orion Satellite

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR STATION Officials of Orion Atlantic are preparing for an expansion of their $340-million satellite communications network following the launch of their first dedicated spacecraft from here last week. The Martin Marietta Atlas 2A carrying the Orion 1 satellite lifted off from Pad 36A here at 10:21 a.m. GMT, Nov. 29, starting a 13-sec. roll to a 95.8-deg. flight azimuth 2 sec. after launch.

By JAMES T. McKENNA4 min

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Lockheed Details RLV Plans

By JAMES R. ASKER4 min

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Cnes Proposes New Small Spacecraft

PARIS The French national space agency CNES is seeking government approval to develop a series of small spacecraft to broaden science mission opportunities at lower cost. If the new mission series is approved in 1995, France would invite other European countries or the U.S. to cooperate in the program that would get underway by the year 2000.

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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Snecma Plans Enhanced Tyne

By PIERRE SPARACO3 min

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ITT to Invest $1 Million in California Spaceport

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM3 min

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