September 1, 2003

September 1, 2003

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Singular Demands

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

SIRTF Finally Aloft

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

MTU on the Block

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Singular Demands

Russia’s Sukhoi discusses lessons learned in struggle to develop multi-role single-seater

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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SIRTF Finally Aloft

NASA’s final Great Observatory to peer deeply into the infrared universe

By CRAIG COVAULT3 min

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MTU on the Block

After Fiat, it’s DaimlerChrysler’s turn to seek buyers for its aero-engine business

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Doubling the Lift

TOKYO The Space Activities Commission, Japan’s cabinet-level space policy body, has approved development of a heavierlift version of the Mitsubishi H-IIA launch vehicle that will feature a twin-engine cryogenic first stage to double the lift capacity of the standard vehicle.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA2 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Brazilian Explosion

Alcantara accident worst death toll since earlier Soviet catastrophes

By CRAIG COVAULT2 min

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Winds Suspect in Crash

WASHINGTON Following a three-day search hampered by poor weather and mountainous terrain, a team of about 250 rescuers last week located the crash site of a Russian Mi-8 helicopter that disappeared Aug. 20 near the Kamchatka Peninsula on the Pacific coast.

By FRANCES FIORINO1 min

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COLUMBIA ACCIDENT REPORT

Failure an Option?

NASA’s shallow safety program put Columbia and her crew on same path as Challenger

By CRAIG COVAULT11 min

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COLUMBIA ACCIDENT REPORT

CULTURE SHOCK

NASA considers a test flight to validate fixes set by Columbia accident board; schedule pressure from ISS continues

By FRANK MORRING10 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Everything But Passengers

To reconstruct Iraq, they’ll need commercial aviation, too

By KIMBERLY JOHNSON8 min

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PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY

Core Competency

Pratt & Whitney’s advanced core has raised the bar for future fighter engine performance

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO7 min

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