February 19, 1996

February 19, 1996

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NASA ISSUES WAKE-UP CALL TO INDUSTRY

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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TETHERED SATELLITE RETURNS TO SPACE

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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G-SWITCH SUSPECT IN GALILEO GLITCH

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NASA ISSUES WAKE-UP CALL TO INDUSTRY

As Rockwell and Orbital bail out of X-34, Goldin hammers industry to be bolder. Contractors indicate willingness to take financial risks

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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TETHERED SATELLITE RETURNS TO SPACE

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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G-SWITCH SUSPECT IN GALILEO GLITCH

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SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION 75

Launch date: Feb 22. Launch window: 3:1 8-5:48 p.m. EST (20:18-22:58 GMT).* Orbiter: Columbia (19th flight). Orbit/inclination: 160 naut. mi./28.45 deg._ Mission duration: 1 3 days, 7 hr., 44 min. Primary landing site: Kennedy Space Center, Mar. 7, 7:34 a.m.
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POLAR SPACECRAFT TO FLY THIS WEEK

By JAMES R. ASKER

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PRATT PRESSES EFFORT TO RESUME PUMP TESTS

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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LONG MARCH EXPLODES

WASHINGTON HONG KONG China's efforts to establish itself as a major player in the commercial space launch market were dealt a blow when a Long March booster exploded shortly after takeoff, destroying an Intelsat television satellite. The Long March 3B began to veer off course before it even cleared the tower at the Xichang launch site early Feb. 14 (2 p.m. EST Feb. 13).
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EUROPE'S HUBBLE REVEALS THE `INVISIBLE'

PARIS The European Space Agency's $1-billion Infrared Space Observatory is living up to its advance billing as Europe's Hubble by making discoveries that will alter astronomical theory and expand the understanding of objects never before viewed with such high-resolution infrared.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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LAST-MINUTE SINKING OF HYFLEX MARS J-1 DEBUT

TOKYO The last minute loss of the Hyflex minishuttle flight test vehicle has marred the introduction of Japan's J-l small satellite launch vehicle. The Feb. 1 2 launch of the 109-ft. J-l -1 F test vehicle was nominal through its twostage burn and the payload separation of the Hypersonic Flight Experiment (Hyflex).

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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MCDONNELL DOUGLAS JAST FEATURES EXPANDING BAYS

WASHINGTON McDonnell Douglas-led team has revealed its plans to offer a choice of weapons bays on its Joint Strike Fighter for U.S. and foreign customers and will begin examining how to make the aircraft less visible in daylight and to certain types of enemy missiles.

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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