October 14, 1996

October 14, 1996

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HEADLINE NEWS

U.K. Moving to Long-Range, Digital Recce Capability

By JHON D. MORROCCO4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

New Funding Spurs Space Laser Efforts

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

New BMDO Chief: Next Thaad Must Score Hit

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

U.K. Moving to Long-Range, Digital Recce Capability

By JHON D. MORROCCO4 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

New Funding Spurs Space Laser Efforts

WASHINGTON A congressional increase in funding for the Space-Based Laser has allowed TRW to resume testing of a high energy chemical laser that was put on hold by the Pentagon two years ago. The Alpha hydrogen-fluoride laser is one of three key components scheduled to be brought together next year as part of a Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) effort to demonstrate the viability of high-power, space-based chemical lasers.

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

New BMDO Chief: Next Thaad Must Score Hit

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO4 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

U.S., Russia Define Joint Mars Mission

BEIJNG The U.S. and Russian space agencuen in November expect to give U.S. Vice President Al Gore and Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin a new “Mars Together” plan for launching a Russian rover and U.S. orbiter to Mars in 2001 as the first fully joint U.S./Russian mission to the Red Planet.

By CRAIG COVAULT2 min

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HEADLINE NEWS

Russian Military, Civil Imaging Center Formed

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HEADLINE NEWS

Chinese Detail Small-satellite Efforts

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HEADLINE NEWS

Chinasat Payoff Begun

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RUSSIAN MILITARY NIGHTMARE

Arms Hemorrhage Feared in Russian Crisis

Illicit arms sales by hungry, homeless troops seen as greater danger than threat of mutiny raised by Lebed

By PAUL MANN,NICOLAY NOVICHKOV7 min

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IAF '96 REPORT

China Seeks Cooperation, Airs New Space Strategy

Beijing calls for more cooperation with the West as China develops new radar and telecom satellites

By CRAIG COVAULT7 min

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GPS-96 UPDATE

Optimism Grows for GPS/Glonass

KANSAS CITY Fueled by a burst of enthusiasm over GPS use for en route navigation, users and manufacturers are now working to resolve the hard technical issues so that enhanced GPS can safely be used worldwide for precision instrument approaches.

By BRUCE D.NORDWALL7 min

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