August 23, 2004

August 23, 2004

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Martian Mountaineering

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Roadblock

By FRANK MORRING

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

To the Finish Line

By ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Martian Mountaineering

Spirit imaging distant vistas as it battles winter on hilltop. Opportunity uncovers new mysteries.

By CRAIG COVAULT

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Roadblock

House panel move could stymie space nuclear reactor development

By FRANK MORRING

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

To the Finish Line

Component problem delays missile defense flight test to September

By ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

MAKE OR BREAK?

Airborne Laser and Thaad programs approach critical test events. Future of ABL may be at stake.

By ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Pup Listens, Points

UAV surrogate conducts signals intelligence gathering as a test of a new rapid targeting system

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Cruise Control

Program setbacks slow missile shield development

By ROBERT WALL

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Intelsat Sale

Investment funds to get satellite operator for $5 billion in debt assumption and cash

By FRANK MORRING

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

High Costs, Low Hopes

TOKYO Further procurement of Japan’s Mitsubishi F-2 close air support fighter is in doubt. In a reexamination of major defense acquisitions, Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba issued a harsh initial assessment of the fighter, which is Japan’s largest program.

By EIICHIRO SEKIGAWA

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Aero Products & Services

WIRELESS ON THE FLIGHT LINE: CONNECTIVITY AND INSPECTORS

SAN FRANCISCO Aerospace has long recognized the potential of putting a portable computer in the hands of inspectors and technicians as they work the flight lines of military and civil aircraft. For inspectors, particularly when they must contend with unexpected issues that arise in non-routine inspections, such units offer the immediate luxury of being able to quantify labor and parts requirements as they arise and feed them directly into the company’s maintenance management computing system.

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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SPECIAL REPORT SECURITY & SAFETY

Finding Explosives

What used to be a tiny niche is now attracting big players and more investment

By DAVID HUGHES

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