March 19, 2001

March 19, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Boeing, Airbus Say ‘No’ To New CFMI Designs

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

New Crew Bolsters ISS

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

New Missile Giant Prepped for Operations

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ROBERT WALL

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Boeing, Airbus Say ‘No’ To New CFMI Designs

Though based on financial considerations, the decision underscores the aversion to risk that now permeates the industry

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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New Crew Bolsters ISS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER The first U.S./Russian long-duration crew for the International Space Station is to return to Earth this week on the orbiter Discovery while the new Expedition 2 crew begins a range of expanded operations on the ISS using cargo delivered by the Italian Leonardo module.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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New Missile Giant Prepped for Operations

PARIS WASHINGTON EADS, BAE Systems and Finmeccanica have begun streamlining operations and laying the groundwork for Spanish and German affiliates as they prepare to merge their missile operations into a new entity that will span much of Europe.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ROBERT WALL

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Second Independent Panel Calls For More Space Shuttle Upgrades

WASHINGTON A second NASA advisory panel, this one headed by former Lockheed Martin Executive Vice President Thomas Young, has urged NASA to recognize that the space shuttle fleet probably will fly well after its current 2012 retirement date and should be upgraded accordingly for safety even if it costs more than the $1.6 billion currently budgeted for shuttle upgrades.

By FRANK MORRING

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Expedition 2 Goals: Robotics, Science

By CRAIG COVAULT

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X-40A Begins Flight Tests Targeting Next-Generation RLV

LOS ANGELES Another step toward development of a reusable launch vehicle has been taken with the first of a series of seven planned free-flights of the X-40A, which was completed at Edwards AFB, Calif., according to program officials. The unpiloted X-40A was originally developed by Boeing as a precursor to the U.S. Air Force’s Space Maneuver Vehicle (SMV) program, but is now serving as a pathfinder to evaluate systems for the approach and landing phase of NASAs X-37.

By BRUCE A. SMITH

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Thales Ventures Target Growth

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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CFMI Warns Of Bogus Parts

By PIERRE SPARACO

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MTU Seeks Government Support for GP7000 Work

By Jens Flottau

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Multirole Satellite Gains USAF Attention

By ROBERT WALL

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