May 29, 2000

May 29, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Crew Returns to ISS; Assembly Changes Eyed

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Atlas III Flight Tightens LockMart, Boeing Faceoff

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

UAL-US Airways Deal Triggers Shock Waves

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,FRANCES FIORINO

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Crew Returns to ISS; Assembly Changes Eyed

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER The U.S./Russian crew of the shuttle Atlantis and flight control teams in both Houston and Moscow are to complete the STS-101 repair mission to the International Space Station this week as ISS managers examine a revision to the long-term assembly of the facility.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Atlas III Flight Tightens LockMart, Boeing Faceoff

CAPE CANAVERAL The successful first flight of the 173-ft. Russian-powered Atlas III here May 24 is pivotal to Lockheed Martins future in launch operations and demonstrates that joint U.S./Russian programs can advance in the face of daunting technology-transfer hurdles.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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UAL-US Airways Deal Triggers Shock Waves

Would-be merger faces an uphill battle, but could result in a massive realignment of the U.S. airline sector

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,FRANCES FIORINO

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GOP Hikes Defense, But Incrementally

WASHINGTON Congress is fashioning a nearly $310-billion military budget for next year, augmenting what the White House requested, but short by as much as $30 billion in weapons purchases. Avoiding a repetition of last year’s F-22 spat, House and Senate defense leaders boast that their respective authorization bills for Fiscal 2001 will provide about 4.4% above this year’s appropriated level.

By PAUL MANN

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U.S. Issues New Export Regulations

WASHINGTON The U.S. has finalized a major set of export reforms intended to ease U.S. defense industry dealings with governments and companies in NATO countries, as well as Australia and Japan. Regulators also have decided to embark on a review of all export controlled items.

By ROBERT WALL

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BAE Systems Bid Unsettling to Many

NEW YORK WASHINGTON BAE Systems has launched an aggressive bid to acquire Lockheed Martin/Sanders, raising the possibility that a European company could wind up owning more than half of the U.S.’ advanced electronic warfare technology programs.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,PHILIP J. KLASS

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Impact of China Vote Vehemently Disputed

WASHINGTON The decisive House approval of permanent normal trade relations with China took place amid predictions that Beijing is now destined to become either a democratic colossus, or the avatar of a second Cold War. “We will one day see a freely elected Chinese leader standing in the well of this House,” brought about by the democratizing impact of the Internet and high technology trade, an exultant Rep. David Dreier (R-Calif.) proclaimed as the House cast its crucial vote last week.

By PAUL MANN

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Intense Reaction Greets Epic Merger Proposal

NEW YORK Industry observers would expect the ripple effect of a United-US Airways merger to be enormous, assuming the transaction clears all regulatory hurdles. United is the world’s largest airline and dominates the U.S. West Coast, while US Airways is the dominant force on the East Coast.

By ANTHONY L. VELOCCI,FRANCES FIORINO

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USAF, Navy Accept First T-6A Texan II

DALLAS U.S. Air Force and Navy officials accepted the first T-6A Texan II for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System on May 23 at Randolph AFB, Tex., and expect to attain Initial Operating Capability with the airplane in 2001 and 2003, respectively.

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS

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Ariane 5 Booster Test Assesses Design Fixes

PARIS Engineers from Snecma and FiatAvio have successfully tested a set of improvements to the Ariane 5 solid booster, and are planning follow-on improvements to further enhance booster reliability and reduce production costs. The tests, conducted on the P230 booster on May 16 at a bench test facility in Kourou, French Guiana, were intended to verify the following:

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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