October 30, 1995

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MEADS MOVES AHEAD, BUT FUNDING SHAKY

MEADS is designed for the post-Cold War era, but since it is competing for Congressional funds with many other surface-to-air missiles, its future is uncertain

By DAVID HUGHES

HEADLINE NEWS

U.S. PREPARES THAAD FOR HIT-TO-KILL TEST

BOSTON The U.S. Army and the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization are preparing for the first hit-to-kill interception of an incoming tactical ballistic missile target with a Lockheed Martin Thaad in early December. An intercept was not attempted in the third flight test of Thaad earlier this month at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., but the test was successful in achieving its primary objective of gathering seeker data.

By DAVID HUGHES

HEADLINE NEWS

JPL REVITALIZES GALILEO RECORDER

LOS ANGELES The tape recorder on the Galileo spacecraft has been revived after a tape slippage anomaly, and Jet Propulsion Laboratory engineers are devising techniques to avoid repeating that problem and another one found on the ground.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

HEADLINE NEWS

JAPAN SETS NEW SPACE MISSIONS

TOKYO, HONGKONG Japan's space agencies plan to start seven new programs next year, including an improved H-2 booster, the country's first mini-shuttle, an advanced Earth survey and an asteroid sampler. The programs are to be backed by $ 1 76 million in startup funding in the fiscal 1996 budget.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA, MICHAEL MEKHAM

HEADLINE NEWS

THIRD U.S. SMALL LAUNCHER FAILS

WASHINGTON After years of program ups and downs and multiple scrubs and delays, the first Conestoga commercial launcher finally flew—only to self-destruct less than a minute off the pad. The $75-million loss means that three of the newest U.S. small space launch vehicles—the others are Lockheed Martin Corp.'s LLV-1 and Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Pegasus XL—have now failed in their first attempts.

By JAMES R. ASKER

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October 30, 1995

MEADS MOVES AHEAD, BUT FUNDING SHAKY

By DAVID HUGHES

U.S. PREPARES THAAD FOR HIT-TO-KILL TEST

By DAVID HUGHES

BILLIONS IN LOSSES FORCE DASA JOB CUTS

By PIRRRE SPARACO

MEADS MOVES AHEAD, BUT FUNDING SHAKY

By DAVID HUGHES

U.S. PREPARES THAAD FOR HIT-TO-KILL TEST

By DAVID HUGHES

BILLIONS IN LOSSES FORCE DASA JOB CUTS

By PIRRRE SPARACO

AEROJET FIRES NK-33 IN U.S.

By MICHAEL DORNHEIM

JPL REVITALIZES GALILEO RECORDER

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

JAPAN SETS NEW SPACE MISSIONS

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA, MICHAEL MEKHAM

THIRD U.S. SMALL LAUNCHER FAILS

By JAMES R. ASKER

ASTRONAUTS TEST RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

By JAMES T. McKENNA

ESA TO TOUGHEN PROCUREMENT RULES

By CRAIG COVAULT

NEW LOADING SYSTEM ADDS CARGO REVENUE

By MICHAEL O. LAVITT

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MEADS MOVES AHEAD, BUT FUNDING SHAKY

By DAVID HUGHES

U.S. PREPARES THAAD FOR HIT-TO-KILL TEST

By DAVID HUGHES

BILLIONS IN LOSSES FORCE DASA JOB CUTS

By PIRRRE SPARACO

Aviation Week | October 30 1995 Table of Contents

MEADS MOVES AHEAD, BUT FUNDING SHAKY

By DAVID HUGHES

U.S. PREPARES THAAD FOR HIT-TO-KILL TEST

By DAVID HUGHES

BILLIONS IN LOSSES FORCE DASA JOB CUTS

By PIRRRE SPARACO

AEROJET FIRES NK-33 IN U.S.

By MICHAEL DORNHEIM

JPL REVITALIZES GALILEO RECORDER

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

JAPAN SETS NEW SPACE MISSIONS

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA, MICHAEL MEKHAM

THIRD U.S. SMALL LAUNCHER FAILS

By JAMES R. ASKER

ASTRONAUTS TEST RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

By JAMES T. McKENNA

ESA TO TOUGHEN PROCUREMENT RULES

By CRAIG COVAULT

NEW LOADING SYSTEM ADDS CARGO REVENUE

By MICHAEL O. LAVITT

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