September 28, 2009

September 28, 2009

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HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

SHOW AND TELL

By FRANK MORRING

DEFENSE

Replacement Strategy

By GRAHAM WARWICK

DEFENSE

New Game?

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT

SHOW AND TELL

China offers U.S. a first look at its next human spacecraft

By FRANK MORRING

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DEFENSE

Replacement Strategy

Recast requirements for KC-X tanker designed to limit misunderstanding

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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DEFENSE

New Game?

Agreement may be near on A400M, with first flight still on for December

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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DEFENSE

Comms Dropout

Choice of R1 replacement presents U.K. government with sensitive issues

By DOUGLAS BARRIE

3031
DEFENSE

Persistence Pays

Aloft for three weeks, airship will tie together sensors to tackle insurgent threat

By GRAHAM WARWICK

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SPACE SCIENCE

Water, Water...

Confirmation of lunar water offers new, tantalizing opportunities for exploration

By JEFFERSON MORRIS

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BUSINESS AVIATION

Sea Dragon

Chinese general aviation manufacturing focuses on business aircraft, big amphibian

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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AIR TRANSPORT

Maintenance Headaches

Questions about OEM pricing and intellectual property practices have the MRO industry worried

By ROBERT WALL

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AIR TRANSPORT

Pratt Closure

Machinists face more job losses to non-union U.S. South and overseas

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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AIR TRANSPORT

Performance Plan

Technology from 787 and A330 engines to help cut fuel bum for Rolls-powered A380s

By GUY NORRIS

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