October 24, 2005

October 24, 2005

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

A Matter of Trust

By FRANK MORRING,MICHAEL MECHAM7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Alabama Home

By AMY BUTLER4 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Titan, Adieu

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

A Matter of Trust

FUKUOKA, JAPAN NASA’S International Space Station partners are working with the U.S. agency to move their expensive ISS hardware forward in the dwindling space shuttle launch schedule, to give it a better chance of reaching orbit. If it doesn’t get there, the impact on President Bush’s space exploration plans could be dire.

By FRANK MORRING,MICHAEL MECHAM7 min

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Alabama Home

Northrop Grumman, like EADS, selects Mobile for tanker facility

By AMY BUTLER4 min

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Titan, Adieu

Final Titan carrying last $1-billion KH-11 draws USAF/contractor team to Vandenberg

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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Hot Topic

European Venus probe could shed light on global-warming mechanisms

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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Indispensable Intel

Cuts to new intelligence systems would cripple efforts to fight insurgents, says NGA chief

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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Contrary Views

Shuttle-derived U.S. exploration plan criticized for long-term costs, all-eggs-in-one-basket risk

By FRANK MORRING, JR.,MICHAEL MECHAM3 min

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China Advances

NASA administrator ties U.S. cooperation to progress on broader policy issues

By CRAIG COVAULT,FRANK MORRING, JR.3 min

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Crewed Argument

Britain urged to rethink investment policy in run-up to Aurora discussions

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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ESA Rolls Out Plan B for Galileo

PARIS European Space Agency officials hope the concession bid for the Galileo satellite navigation contract will resolve intergovernmental workshare disagreements that have stalled talks to nail down a contract for the initial batch of spacecraft for the 30-satellite constellation.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ROBERT WALL2 min

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SPACE TECHNOLOGY

New Path to Space?

AirLaunch rocket aims to reduce cost and increase flexibility of space access

By MICHAEL A. DORNHEIM10 min

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