January 19, 2004

January 19, 2004

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

TALKING POINTS

By FRANK MORRING

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Spirited Exploration

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

First Baby Steps

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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TALKING POINTS

Bush plan excites scientists, contractors, but Capitol Hill space supporters are wary

By FRANK MORRING

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Spirited Exploration

The Mars rover Spirit is returning tantalizing data about the history of potentially life-giving water at its landing site

By CRAIG COVAULT

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First Baby Steps

Good thermal and power performance raise prospect that Spirit could last for a year, instead of 90 days

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM

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Covering Their Bases

USAF to boost bomber presence at Fairford, Diego Garcia and Guam

By ROBERT WALL

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We're Here for You

NRO looks to stronger ties with new Strategic Command

By ROBERT WALL

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Burn Out

U.S. Army move to jettison Starstreak leaves future of air-to-air derivative in doubt

By ROBERT WALL,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Trimming Flesh

Germany reduces operational spending, but vows to hold line on procurement cuts

By JENS FLOTTAU

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New Deal

Russia agrees to extend lease for Baikonur and assist Kazakh satcom project

By ALEXEY KOMAROV,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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A Quickie in Paris?

U.S. companies pressure Paris, Farnborough, Singapore, Dubai to cut costs of air shows

By JAMES R. ASKER

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Practical Hypersonics

WaveRider program to demonstrate scramjet propulsion system in flight

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO

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