June 5, 2006

June 5, 2006

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

RUSSIA'S LUNAR RETURN

By CRAIG COVAULT

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Little LEO, Small GEO

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Tequila Sunrise

By MICHAEL A. TAVERN

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

RUSSIA'S LUNAR RETURN

Robotic flight to fire subsurface penetrators toward Apollo 11,12 sites

By CRAIG COVAULT

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Little LEO, Small GEO

European satcom demonstrator Orbcomm expected to propel OHB into big leagues

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Tequila Sunrise

Satmex 6, debt restructuring put Mexican operator back in business—at least for now

By MICHAEL A. TAVERN

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Debris Hurdle

Shuttle clears another pre-launch review. Foam will fall, but shouldn’t harm tiles

By FRANK MORRING, JR.

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Lackluster Start

Cooperative European defense research grows, but there’s room for improvement

By ROBERT WALL,DOUGLAS BARRIE

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Alternate Woes

Alternate Woes

General Electric’s F-35 engine program is also facing hiccups during development

By DAVID A. FULGHUM

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Throttling Up

Throttling Up

Commercial powerplants, maintenance work drive growth at MTU Aero Engines

By ROBERT WALL

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Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers

Requirements for fuel and armored vehicles spur changes for A400M

By DOUGLAS BARRIE,ROBERT WALL

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Drone Dilemma

Drone Dilemma

France scrambles to redefine EuroMALE, eyeing partnership with Germany and U.K.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA,ROBERT WALL

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AIRPORT

Alliance-Friendly

Narita realigns its passenger terminals to make airline connections easier

By STEVE LOTT

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