March 15, 2004

March 15, 2004

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

DISAPPEARING

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL8 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Another Hurdle

By FRANK MORRING4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Reaping the Harvest

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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DISAPPEARING

Army’s Comanche fund-juggling gambit could unravel under competing priorities

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,ROBERT WALL8 min

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Another Hurdle

Possible cracks in a critical shuttle component could slip return-to-flight nine more months

By FRANK MORRING4 min

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Reaping the Harvest

EADS girds for strong defense and transport growth, but more restructuring looms

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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Spirit at Big Crater

Rock interior suggests water also was present at second Mars site

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM4 min

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Closer Watch

U.S. intends to enhance controls over missile and UAV technologies

By ROBERT WALL4 min

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Kick Start

NASA sketching space exploration plan; vows big money for booster if needed

By FRANK MORRING4 min

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Small and Wired

Big, expensive recon projects are expected to give way to small, cheap alternatives

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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Beagle Pack

British space scientists and industrialists look to ESA to secure a future for the lander

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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Wind-Torn

WASHINGTON Time is running out on the Pentagon’s efforts to avert NASA’s mothballing of wind tunnels, viewed by the military as critical for development of aircraft and helicopters. At the center of the debate is the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., which includes a 40 X 80-ft. wind tunnel and the world’s largest wind tunnel, the 80 X 1 20-ft. subsonic facility.

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Good, But Do More

Rudman clears Boeing’s hiring policies, but advises more consistency is needed

By MICHAEL MECHAM3 min

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