December 5, 2005

December 5, 2005

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Charting A Course

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

First Flight

By FRANK MORRING7 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Flight of the Falcon

By KAZUKI SHIIBASHI4 min

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Charting A Course

Exploration, competitiveness highlight Europe's $10-billion space road map

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA7 min

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First Flight

NASA eyes initial launch of shuttle-derived vehicle in 2008; exploration focus sharpens

By FRANK MORRING7 min

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Flight of the Falcon

JAXA faces a challenge in returning Hayabusa to Earth after its asteroid encounter

By KAZUKI SHIIBASHI4 min

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Delayed Impact

JCA in-service date slippage provides savings, but at the cost of available strike capability

By DOUGLAS4 min

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Tough Love

It has been a long time coming, but the day has arrived when the U.S.’s military services and the Defense Dept.’s civilian leaders must make difficult funding decisions on the future of our nation’s fighting forces. Final decisions will occur this month on the 2007 budget, as well as the Quadrennial Defense Review, which ultimately drives future resources.

By JAMES R. MCALEESE4 min

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Beyond Repair

British Defense Ministry military aircraft maintenance decision-making under scrutiny

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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Helicopter House

Russia to retain Mil, Kamov brands even after industrial consolidation

By ALEXEY KOMAROV3 min

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Under Fire Again

European space scientists fear cost overruns could doom major mission

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA3 min

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The 3rd Dimension

Mars Express finds new Martian water sources; Huygens delivers surprising results from Titan

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA2 min

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Eutelsat Back in Play

PARIS Eutelsat Communications is again poised to reenter the ranks of publicly traded satellite operators, following an unexpected relaunch of an initial public offering on the Paris Euronext stock exchange last week. The new IPO is virtually unchanged from a revised plan presented in late October, after investors backed away from a more ambitious initial offering.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA2 min

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