January 12, 2004

January 12, 2004

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

BACK TO THE FUTURE

By FRANK MORRING

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Spirit Itches To Move

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

A Spirited Dialogue

By CRAIG COVAULT

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BACK TO THE FUTURE

Presidential directive calls for sweeping changes at NASA designed to get the U.S. out of Earth orbit by scrapping the space shuttle and taking a reduced ISS role

By FRANK MORRING

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Spirit Itches To Move

Rover landing goes well—but rolloff is delayed by bulky airbags— and its lessons are being applied to following 'Opportunity'

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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A Spirited Dialogue

As Bush administration debates which direction to send the space program, rover managers debate which direction to send Spirit

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Still Astray

As hope fades for recovering Beagle 2 lander, European mission team turns to orbiter

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Stardust's Adventure

Blasted by unexpected jets of material, Stardust finds an unworldly place

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Army Blues

Fixed-wing aircraft, UAVs may see significant changes

By ROBERT WALL,DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Survival Instincts

Iraq attacks drive special ops and Army helo improvements

By ROBERT WALL

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U.S. Pitch

Sikorsky 'Americanizes' S-92 for presidential helo bid

By ROBERT WALL

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Cost Growth, or Not?

Budget planning document calls for JSF production cuts and shifts in funding to R & D

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Back in the Black

After a trying 12 months, Arianespace looks forward to a healthier new year

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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