April 24, 1995

April 24, 1995

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COVER STORY

Russian Proton Challenges Ariane

By CRAIG COVAULT8 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Airlift Studies Examine Need for More C-17s

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Cassini on Track for Integration Tests

By BRUCE A. SMITH5 min

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Russian Proton Challenges Ariane

Proton will be teamed with the U.S. Atlas in the growing global competition for new launch contracts

By CRAIG COVAULT8 min

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Airlift Studies Examine Need for More C-17s

Joint chiefs and senior Pentagon civilians weigh in on intra-theater lift requirements and C-17 utility

By DAVID A. FULGHUM7 min

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Cassini on Track for Integration Tests

LOS ANGELES Jet Propulsion Laboratory is scheduled to begin receiving components from international partners later this year for the Cassini planetary mission to Saturn in preparation for the start of integrated spacecraft testing early in 1996.

By BRUCE A. SMITH5 min

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Admiral Believes Navy JAST Also Could Fill USAF Need

By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min

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Navy, Marines Warn of Modernization Gap

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

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Judge to Review Piper Buyout Plan

By JAMES T. McKENNA3 min

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Space Telescope Spies Storms on Neptune

WASHINGTON Scientists have trained the Hubble Space Telescope on Neptune and found the planet has not only changed since Voyager 2 flew by in 1989 but has much more dynamic weather than most astronomers had suspected. Last June, Hubble showed that the Great Dark Spot in the southern hemisphere of the gaseous planet had disappeared.

By JAMES R. ASKER2 min

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Equipment Problems Force Titan Slip

By JAMES T. McKENNA2 min

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New GPS Products

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Mitsubishi Launches RP-1 for Civil Market

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