April 3, 1995

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RUSSIAN SS-25 FAILURE A COMMERCIAL SETBACK

Modified SS-25 ICBM, converted for civilian launches, fails after liftoff from Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Its triple spacecraft payload falls into the sea

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

ARIANESPACE SCORES $400-MILLION SUCCESS

PARIS The successful launch of the Aerospatiale Eutelsat Hot Bird 1 spacecraft Mar. 28 on an Ariane 44 LP booster will increase satellite television service to Europe dramatically and help Arianespace recover from two 1994 failures.

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

FAILURE HITS NOAA SATELLITE

WASHINGTON Almost as soon as one board finished investigating the failure of a NOAA satellite built by Lockheed Martin Astro Space, another one had to be convened. The 1993 failure of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Landsat 6 to reach orbit was blamed on the spacecraft bus, Commerce Dept. officials said last month.

By JAMES R. ASKER

HEADLINE NEWS

R&D TAX CREDIT MOVES INTO CAPITOL HILL SPOTLIGHT

NEW YORK The U.S. aerospace/defense industry is preparing to expend considerable political capital in its quest for a permanent research and development tax credit that is not tied to incremental R&D spending hikes. The current 20% incremental credit expires June 30, and Sen. Orrin G. Hatch (R.-Utah), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, begins hearings Apr. 3 on making it permanent.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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RUSSIAN SS-25 FAILURE A COMMERCIAL SETBACK

By CRAIG COVAULT

ARIANESPACE SCORES $400-MILLION SUCCESS

By CRAIG COVAULT

FAILURE HITS NOAA SATELLITE

By JAMES R. ASKER

RUSSIAN SS-25 FAILURE A COMMERCIAL SETBACK

By CRAIG COVAULT

ARIANESPACE SCORES $400-MILLION SUCCESS

By CRAIG COVAULT

FAILURE HITS NOAA SATELLITE

By JAMES R. ASKER

LAST USAF ATLAS-E

ESA ACCORD POSTPONED

NASA MAY UPGRADE MIR DOCKING DEVICES

By JAMES T. McKENNA

ALLISON CREATES SUBSIDIARY FOR HIGHLY CLASSIFIED WORK

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

R&D TAX CREDIT MOVES INTO CAPITOL HILL SPOTLIGHT

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HELICOPTER MAKERS OPTIMISTIC DOWN UNDER

C-l7 YUMA DROP TESTS

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RUSSIAN SS-25 FAILURE A COMMERCIAL SETBACK

By CRAIG COVAULT

ARIANESPACE SCORES $400-MILLION SUCCESS

By CRAIG COVAULT

FAILURE HITS NOAA SATELLITE

By JAMES R. ASKER

Aviation Week | April 3 1995 Table of Contents

RUSSIAN SS-25 FAILURE A COMMERCIAL SETBACK

By CRAIG COVAULT

ARIANESPACE SCORES $400-MILLION SUCCESS

By CRAIG COVAULT

FAILURE HITS NOAA SATELLITE

By JAMES R. ASKER

LAST USAF ATLAS-E

ESA ACCORD POSTPONED

NASA MAY UPGRADE MIR DOCKING DEVICES

By JAMES T. McKENNA

ALLISON CREATES SUBSIDIARY FOR HIGHLY CLASSIFIED WORK

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

R&D TAX CREDIT MOVES INTO CAPITOL HILL SPOTLIGHT

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

HELICOPTER MAKERS OPTIMISTIC DOWN UNDER

C-l7 YUMA DROP TESTS

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