April 30, 2007

April 30, 2007

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Reassessing Space

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,AMY BUTLER8 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

United We Stand

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA6 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Long-term Care

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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Reassessing Space

U.S. analysts sort through the fallout from China’s satellite shoot-down

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,AMY BUTLER8 min

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United We Stand

ESA and EC see way out of Galileo impasse, start GMES procurement as common space policy kicks in

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA6 min

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Long-term Care

Docking gear on servicing mission could enable a post-shuttle Hubble

By FRANK MORRING6 min

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Searching for Weakness

China hones electronic and kinetic attack to deal with high-tech opponents

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE5 min

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Ocean Recons Readied

NRO prepares sea surveillance flight, optical satellite procurement

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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Time-critical Target

U.K. debates whether national UCAV program can meet in-service date assumptions

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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Space Saver

U.K. strategy review will be shaped by looming spending decisions

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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Wanted: More Work

DALLAS Vought Aircraft Industries is seeking a balance between its commercial and military programs as it pursues new contracts that will fill the gap between prime contractors and build-to-print subcontractors. The Dallas-based company’s chief asset is its ability to design, test, build and support manufacture of large, complex aerostructure assemblies on a turnkey basis, says Elmer L. Doty, president and CEO.

By EDWARD H. PHILLIPS3 min

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Journey Begins

Crippled Japanese asteroid hunter on its way back to Earth in 2010

By KAZUKI SHIIBASHI2 min

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India Orbits Italy’s Agile

PARIS Astronomers will obtain an unparalleled view of high-power gamma rays following the launch of an Italian scientific satellite. The spacecraft, launched last week by a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota, India, will allow scientists to acquire, identify and catalogue X- and gamma-ray sources with an incidence angle of up to 56-60 deg.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA2 min

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