April 2, 2001

April 2, 2001

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

It’s Boeing’s Time For Something New

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

U.S. Poised For Return to Mars

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Europeans Increase Chinese, Russian Satcom Business

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,FRANK MORRING4 min

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It’s Boeing’s Time For Something New

The novel, long-range Mach 0.95 concept pushes the state of the art—but it must be affordable

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM7 min

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U.S. Poised For Return to Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL The $297-million Mars Odyssey mission, crucial for NASA's recovery from back-to-back Mars flight losses, is set for liftoff this week on a "do-or-die" mission to validate reforms in the wake of the failures. The Odyssey orbiter will search for "Martian oases" as targets for future U.S./European landers.

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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Europeans Increase Chinese, Russian Satcom Business

ROME WASHINGTON European satellite builders have concluded a spate of deals for telecom satellites and hardware in China and Russia, continuing an aggressive drive into export markets and providing further impetus for loosening U.S. export controls.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,FRANK MORRING4 min

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Additional F-22 Testing Planned, Despite Increased Costs

WASHINGTON Having confronted the fact that they will not be able to complete the F-22's test program on schedule, U.S. Air Force officials are urging a several-month extension even though such a delay could cost in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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Boeing Banking On Speed, Not Size

By BRUCE SMITH4 min

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NASA Studying Private U.S./Russian Module

ussia has told the partner control board that oversees International Space Station development it wants to substitute the U.S./Russian Enterprise commercial module for its scheduled Docking and Stowage Module, and NASA has launched a study to see if the plan will work.

By FRANK MORRING4 min

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SES-GE Americom Linkup Creates TV/Broadband Giant

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,FRANK MORRING4 min

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Marine Aviation Heals … Partially

WASHINGTON Continued uncertainty over the fate of the MV-22 Osprey program aside, Marine Corps officials believe they have overcome most of the other problems that have plagued their aviation programs recently. Six months ago, the Marines were facing the grounding of several hundred aircraft and stopped deploying their AV-8B Harriers because of various technical problems.

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Fiery Abort Strands India's Big Launcher

By Craig Covault2 min

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X-32B JSF Demonstrator Debuts in Conventional Mode

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