June 23, 2003

June 23, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Buckling Down

By FRANK MORRING, JR.5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Controllers to Point MER-A To Mars

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM2 min

PARIS 2003

Transport on the Rebound?

By PIERRE SPARACO7 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Buckling Down

Columbia accident board plans more interim recommendations before its final report

By FRANK MORRING, JR.5 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Controllers to Point MER-A To Mars

LOS ANGELES Mars Exploration Rover engineers were preparing last week for the first trajectory correction maneuver, set for June 20, designed to put the spacecraft on a course for Mars. Telemetry shows the first week of cruise phase has gone well.

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM2 min

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PARIS 2003

Transport on the Rebound?

Although Airbus and Boeing strategies differ in their market forecasts for very large aircraft, both players believe that signs of industry recovery are in sight

By PIERRE SPARACO7 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Denver Defies Critics

Eight years after its debut, DIA has become a benchmark for modern airports

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT7 min

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100 STARS OF AEROSPACE

Aviation Week's Top 100 Stars of Aerospace

Last week, Aviation Week & Space Technology presented, in an alphabetical listing, its Top 100 Stars of Aerospace, the people that industry professionals worldwide selected as the most important, influential and intriguing personalities in the history of flight.
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AIR TRANSPORT

A Voice for Runway Safety

Moving maps showing aircraft position may be a few years off, but a voice-only caution system should be ready this year

By DAVID HUGHES6 min

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DEFENSE

Exercise Tests Coordination

Military forces learn to stand by, ready to assist first-responders

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Making the Best of the Worst

Promotions, route realignments and aggressive pricing are all being tried as South Asia’s airlines look for market advantages

By NEELAM MATHEWS6 min

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PARIS 2003

Satcoms Rebounding

Commercial and military satellites reinvigorate global market

By CRAIG COVAULT,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA5 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

Data Dump

NASA prepares laser link from Mars orbiter to demonstrate high-rate optical communications for future exploration

By FRANK MORRING5 min

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