October 23, 2000

October 23, 2000

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Rolls Draws First Blood In A3XX Engine War

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Alliance Confident Of Engine Strategy

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

SIA Boosts Cargo Ops

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Rolls Draws First Blood In A3XX Engine War

Chosen to provide the lead powerplant for the A3XX, the British engine maker has trumped General Electric and Pratt & Whitney

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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Alliance Confident Of Engine Strategy

NEW YORK Despite a failed bid to provide the launch engine to Singapore Airlines for its Airbus A3XX mega-transports, the engine alliance formed by General Electric and Pratt & Whitney is looking forward to the next round of competition that will again pit its GP7270 against the Rolls-Royce Trent 900.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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SIA Boosts Cargo Ops

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A3XX Seating Could Hit 880

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Europeans Poised To Begin Work On Global Monitoring Network

LILLE, FRANCE European space and industry officials have begun laying the groundwork for an environmental monitoring and disaster-warning network that could rival the planned Galileo navigation satellite system in size and complexity.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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Mercury, Mars Missions, NGST Reflect ESA Cooperative Spirit

PARIS The prospect of continued spending constraints and soaring funding requirements is pushing the European Space Agency to pursue increased collaboration with other agencies. “The heroic phase of space exploration is over,” said Marcel Coradini, who directs ESA’s solar system missions.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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Discovery Crew Performs Complex ISS Assembly

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER The International Space Station is ready for its first crew and installation of U.S. solar arrays following a complex assembly mission by the U.S./Japanese crew of Discovery. Launch of "Expedition 1" from the Baikonur Cosmodrome is set for Oct. 31.

By CRAIG COVAUL

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Ariane Wins New Awards

Paris Arianespace has recorded another batch of new orders, as it prepares for a busy end-of-the-year launch schedule. The European firm revealed a pair of launch contracts last week—one for N-Star C, a mobile telephony satellite ordered by NTT DoCoMo of Japan, the other for Stellat, a multimedia satellite purchased by a joint venture formed last month by France Telecom and Alcatel.
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NATO, EU Pact Nears

By ROBERT WALL

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Hedging Against F-22 Halt

By ROBERT WALL

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