July 10, 1995

July 10, 1995

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HEADLINE NEWS

JOINT FLIGHT PROVES SHUTTLE-MIR PLANS

By JAMES T. McKENNA

HEADLINE NEWS

TIRED COSMONAUTS TESTY WITH EARTH

By JAMES R. ASKER

HEADLINE NEWS

GOES IMAGES LAUNCH

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JOINT FLIGHT PROVES SHUTTLE-MIR PLANS

"Cosmic ballet" of Atlantis, Mir and Soyuz capsule disrupted when a computer failure cuts off the space station's attitude control

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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TIRED COSMONAUTS TESTY WITH EARTH

WASHINGTON After more than 100 days on the Russian space station, the three Mir 18 crewmembers were testy at times about being poked, prodded and pricked in the name of science on board Atlantis. All three, including NASA's own Dr. Norman E. Thagard, balked at performing at least some procedures.

By JAMES R. ASKER

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GOES IMAGES LAUNCH

WASHINGTON From some 22,300 mi. above Earth, a new U.S. weather satellite was able to capture exhaust plumes from the space shuttle Atlantis' launch. The satellite, Goes 8, images the entire disk of the planet from its geosynchronous orbit over the equator at 75 deg. W.
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ASIAN SPACE SECTOR POISED FOR EXPLOSIVE GROWTH

PARIS The development of new communications spacecraft for the Asia/Pacific region will be a $7-10-billion market through 2005, nearly double the combined U.S./European commercial satellite market, according to a new European assessment.

By CRAIG COVAULTI

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THOMSON JOINS TEAM

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ARIANE 5 CONTENDS FOR USAF AWARD

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GALILEO TO RELEASE PROBE THIS WEEK

PASADENA, CALIF. The Galileo spacecraft is set to release its Jupiter atmospheric probe on Thursday. A major mission highlight will occur when the probe starts to return data from Jupiter in December, taking the first sampling of an outer planet's atmosphere.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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U.K. HELICOPTER DECISION LOOMS

LONDON A decision in the highly charged, multi-billion dollar competition to supply the British army with a new attack helicopter could come this week, with the Apache, being offered by a Westland Helicopters/McDonnell Douglas team, believed to have the edge.

By CAROLE A. SHIFRIN

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JDA PLANS ON HOLD

TOKYO While a special committee studies disarmament, Japan's Defense Agency has merely gone through the motions in its 1995 Defense White Paper assessment of the nation's military needs. The agency was reluctant to do more than restate previous views favoring a strong industrial base while staring at shrinking budgets.
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SENATE, HOUSE HEAD FOR B-2 BATTLE

By JOHN D. MORROCCO

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