May 29, 2006

May 29, 2006

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Clouds Over Npoess

By AMY BUTLER

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

CORE VALUES

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN M. DOYLE

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Boeing Rockets Back

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Clouds Over Npoess

Pentagon approval of final weather satellites withheld after major performance problems

By AMY BUTLER

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CORE VALUES

Joint Strike Fighter Fl35 engine burns hotter than planned, so Pratt & Whitney intends to cool things off

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,JOHN M. DOYLE

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Boeing Rockets Back

Delta IV orbits critical weather satellite as company’s launch operations poised for rapid flight rate

By CRAIG COVAULT

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Money Talks

Cost is driving NASA’s decisions on exploration architecture; shuttle heritage losing emphasis

By FRANK MORRING

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Opposing Goals

Factions face off regarding provenance of metals in U.S.military hardware

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO

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Missile Movement

China progresses with long-range ballistic air defense missile modernization

By ROBERT WALL,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Clear Skies for Metop

First European polar-orbiting weather spacecraft ready for summer launch

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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Release Point

MBDA hopes German order will lead to Spanish and French Trigat-LRs

By ROBERT WALL

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Target Zone

Finmeccanica sets sights on Ericsson’s defense electronics

By ANDY NATIVI

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Galaxy Checkout

Japanese Astro-F infrared observatory on track to illuminate wide range of galactic targets

By KAZUKI SHIIBASHI

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