August 15, 2005

August 15, 2005

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Back to Earth

By CRAIG COVAULT7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Unmanned Unknowns

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Dance of the Testbeds

By FRANK MORRING5 min

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Back to Earth

As the shuttle program savors a return to flight, tank engineers labor to speed a repeat

By CRAIG COVAULT7 min

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Unmanned Unknowns

Technological progress promises leaps in warfighting capabilities of unmanned aircraft, but shrinking manpower will create obstacles

By DAVID A. FULGHUM5 min

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Dance of the Testbeds

Three-satellite constellation will check NASA’s micro-sat technology and ground operations

By FRANK MORRING5 min

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Vision Takes Form

New science and technology thrust focuses on the ‘human factor’

By WILLIAM B. SCOTT4 min

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Thai Beam

Giant broadband satellite to serve Asia-Pacific goes into orbit as Ariane 5 returns to service

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Discovery ‘Clean’

Damage seen on ground is similar to that photographed in orbit

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM3 min

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Helping Hand

Ten new EU members to get crash course on bolstering their aerospace sectors

By ROBERT WALL3 min

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Moving Ahead

SES to self-insure satellites, acquire rights to New Skies slot over North America

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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Market Embraces Worldspace IPO

PARIS WorldSpace and its new shareholder, XM Satellite Radio, can breathe easier following positive market reaction to their plan to accelerate the rollout and development of digital audio services, despite worries about possible terrorist links to key investors.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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After Comanche

Helicopter makers preparing bids for U.S. Army utility aircraft effort

By AMY BUTLER3 min

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