January 4, 2010

January 4, 2010

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PERSON OF THE YEAR

THE SPACE ENTREPRENEUR

By FRANK MORRING,GUY NORRIS9 min

SECURITY

Technology VS. Terrorism

By FRANCES FIORINO,ANDREW,COMPART8 min

SAFETY

Critical Conditions

By ROBERT WALL,JENS FLOTTAU5 min

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PERSON OF THE YEAR

THE SPACE ENTREPRENEUR

Turning dreams into cold cash and hard metal

By FRANK MORRING,GUY NORRIS9 min

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SECURITY

Technology VS. Terrorism

U.S. examines 'human and systemic failures' in security, as nations look to body-imaging technology to help fight war on terrorism

By FRANCES FIORINO,ANDREW,COMPART8 min

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SAFETY

Critical Conditions

A330 incidents point to need for better weather information, flight control changes

By ROBERT WALL,JENS FLOTTAU5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Freight Fungibles

European air cargo operators position themselves to ride the market up or down

By ROBERT WALL,JENS FLOTTAU5 min

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DEFENSE

Reaper Tracking

U.S. refining concepts for using UAS to track ballistic missiles during boost phase

By AMY BUTLER5 min

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PERSON OF THE YEAR

Not-So-New Space

WASHINGTON The airport at Mojave, Calif., may be the epicenter of what some call the “New Space” industry today, but the movement has been gathering steam for decades and encompasses a wide range of players with vastly different personalities and prospects.

By FRANK MORRING5 min

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COMMENTARY

MARKET FOCUS

As 2009 drew to a close last week, the news media were full of articles lamenting the stock market’s “lost decade.” The tumultuous ‘OOs were far from a lost cause for aerospace and defense stocks, however. Shares in many A&D companies doubled, tripled or even quadrupled in value.

By Joseph C. Anselmo5 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

A Diamond for Star

Brussels will be developed the alliance's next European

By JENS FLOTTAU5 min

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DEFENSE

Launch Booster

GPS tracking, automated self-destruct are near-term needs for U.S. launch ranges

By AMY BUTLER5 min

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SPACE

Force Fusion

France's Helios IIB satellite reinforces European imagery-intelligence capability

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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