August 25, 2003

August 25, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Crunch Time for Missile Shield

By ROBERT WALL5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Space for China

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Top Priority

By FRANK MORRING, JR.4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Crunch Time for Missile Shield

Coming months are critical for national missile defense, boost-phase project

By ROBERT WALL5 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Space for China

With a pending manned flight, work underway on an unmanned lunar program—and diverse projects with Asian, European and Brazilian partners—space is at the forefront of Chinese aerospace

By CRAIG COVAULT5 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Top Priority

Returning space shuttles to flight is first task of new NASA Engineering and Safety Center

By FRANK MORRING, JR.4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Growing Threat

Countries increase focus on land-attack cruise missiles

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Weight Watchers

Comanche set for chip upgrade, review of production quantities

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Mobile Laser

Army pursues battlefield-capable high-energy laser weapon

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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ON BOARD A PEGASUS LAUNCH

A Flying Start

Air launching an Orbital Sciences Pegasus winged booster is a lot harder and more spectacular than it looks

By CRAIG COVAULT14 min

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MOSCOW AIR SHOW

Red Star Revival

After a decade in the doldrums, the Russian air force is implementing critical, if limited, development programs

By DOUGLAS BARRIE5 min

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VIEWPOINT

The New Last Line of Defense Against Aviation Accidents

Every pilot knows safety depends on monitoring the aircraft’s flight path and systems. What might not be obvious is that to ensure the highest levels of safety, each flight crewmember must also actively cross-check the actions of each cockpit colleague.
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AIR TRANSPORT

No Surprises

Proven technologies are fundamental to Pratt & Whitney’s 7E7 propulsion strategy

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

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