January 29, 1996

January 29, 1996

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HEADLINE NEWS

DAIMLER-BENZ ABANDONS FOKKER

By PIERRE SPARACO7 min

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PROBE SHOWS JUPITER IS LIKE SOLAR NEBULA

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM6 min

HEADLINE NEWS

TWO-WAR STRATEGY MAY BE ABANDONED

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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DAIMLER-BENZ ABANDONS FOKKER

The regional transport market staggers at the news of German withdrawal from the Dutch company, now actively pursuing new partners in its survival struggle

By PIERRE SPARACO7 min

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PROBE SHOWS JUPITER IS LIKE SOLAR NEBULA

All of the Galileo probe's instruments worked for the full primary mission, but unexpected temperature extremes caused some problems

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM6 min

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TWO-WAR STRATEGY MAY BE ABANDONED

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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ENDEAVOUR LANDS SMOOTHLY AFTER SHIFT IN WINDS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER With a runway change to avoid shifting winds at altitude, Endeavour was brought to a smooth night landing here to cap a successful start to NASA's 1996 flight operations. Commanding NASA's newest orbiter on shuttle Mission 72, Brian Duffy guided Endeavour to a landing on Runway 15 at the Shuttle Landing Facility here at 2:41:41 a.m. EST, Jan. 20.

By JAMES T. McKENNA4 min

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STATION PLAN EXPANDS SHUTTLE, MIR ROLES

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

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JPATS PROTEST DECISION NEAR

By DAVID A. FUIGHUM3 min

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FOKKER'S WOES HIT U.K. SUPPLIERS

LONDON Fokker's demise would have a spillover effect on U.K. aerospace suppliers who provide roughly 40% of the components, in terms of value, for the full range of Fokker aircraft. In addition to major companies such as Short Brothers, RollsRoyce, Smiths Industries and Dowty Aerospace, the closure of Fokker's production line would also hit hundreds of smaller U.K. suppliers.

By JOHN D. MORROCCO3 min

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AT&T, MCI SHARPEN SWORDS OVER DBS

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO3 min

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SHUTTLES SHUFFLED

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER NASA managers expect to complete plans this week for adding up to three space shuttle flights to Mir and the international space station to shore up Russian support for the stations. Space shuttle and space station program officials last week were identifying options for adding or replanning flights to Mir in 1998 and to the international station in 1999.
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BUDGET OFFICE FAULTS ARMY AIR PLANS

By DAVID A. FULGHUM2 min

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