September 2, 1996

September 2, 1996

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HEADLINE NEWS

Kennedy Cutbacks Could Risk Capability

By CRAIG COVAULT

HEADLINE NEWS

Italy Lays Early Groundwork For Big Space Spending Hikes

By PIERRE SPARACO

HEADLINE NEWS

Galileo Team Wrestles To Keep Second Flyby

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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Kennedy Cutbacks Could Risk Capability

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER A Kennedy Space Center assessment on the impact of proposed NASA personnel cuts and the shift to a commercial contractor here is raising concerns about the impact of those changes on shuttle/station payload support and future capabilities at the nation’s primary launch site.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Italy Lays Early Groundwork For Big Space Spending Hikes

PARIS Despite tight economic constraints, Italy plans to boost space spending in the next few years, an effort designed to promote the nation’s advanced technology capability and strengthen its role in the global space community. In the next 10 years, Italian space spending will gradually increase to nearly $1 billion per year, up from about $625 million in 1996.

By PIERRE SPARACO

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Galileo Team Wrestles To Keep Second Flyby

LOS ANGELES The Galileo orbiter went into a “safe” mode on Aug. 24 because of a computer error, and engineers were hoping to have full operation restored by Sept. 1, when the science sequence for the second Ganymede flyby is set to start. Controllers began sending commands on Aug. 28, and the spacecraft and its computer were operating normally again on Aug. 29.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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Global Express vs. G5: The Contest Heats Up

TORONTO Competition for high-end business jet sales worldwide is shaping up to be one of the fiercest, head-tohead marketing battles outside of military aviation. The rivals are market leader Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G5 aircraft and Bombardier Inc.’s Global Express, and the stakes are huge: an estimated (U.S.)$14-28 billion in sales of large-cabin, ultra long-range business jets over the next 15 years.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI

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Rolls to Shift F405 Adour Assembly to Allison

New York Rolls-Royce is set to increase its visibility in the U.S. military market by transferring assembly and support of the T-45 Goshawk’s F405 Adour engine from its Military Engine Business in Bristol, England, to its Allison subsidiary in Indianapolis.

By Stanley W. Kandebo

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U.S. General: Nuclear Deterrence Offsets Need for Missile Defense

WASHINGTON The head of U.S. Strategic Command says there’s no immediate need for a national missile defense system because nuclear deterrence has worked for decades and will continue to protect the nation from attack. Air Force Gen. Eugene Habiger said the U.S. has threatened to use nuclear weapons on five occasions, including a threat to Iraq in 1990 and a more recent warning to North Korea.

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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American, Pilots Battle Over New Contract

Mistrust of senior management hardens union's resolve to obtain "premium pay" and shield pilots against effects of code-sharing

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

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Saudi Arabian Airlines Unveils New Corporate Colors

Washington Saudi Arabian Airlines has unveiled a new corporate identity for its aircraft, ground equipment and vehicles, ticket jackets, uniforms, ticket counters, signs and publications. The new image’s colors—royal blue and turquoise, beige and gold—will replace the white and green markings of its current corporate identity.
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FBI Seeks More Signs Of Explosion on 747

MELBOURNE, FLA. FBI agents are looking for carpet sections, seat cushions and other debris from Trans World Airlines Flight 800 that likely captured important clues to the source of the blast that destroyed the aircraft. The piles of carpeting and seats already retrieved from the ocean floor will prove key to determining if an explosive device downed the aircraft, according to bomb specialists, particularly if the device was hidden in the 747-131’s cabin.

By JAMES T. McKENNA

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First 737-700 Fuselage Shipped for Final Assembly

Seattle The first 737-700 fuselage is prepared for shipment at Boeing’s Wichita, Kan., factory. The first aircraft of the “next generation” family of updated 737 transports was sent to Renton, Wash., for final assembly in one piece via specially modified railcar.
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