May 31, 2010

May 31, 2010

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SPACE

First Light

By MICHAEL MECHAM10 min

TOP-PERFORMING COMPANIES

THE CRASH THAT NEVER CAME

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO8 min

PROGRAMS

Collateral Damage

By GRAHAM WARWICK,MICHAEL BRUNO7 min

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SPACE

First Light

James Webb’s big IR telescope puts astronomers close to the Big Bang

By MICHAEL MECHAM10 min

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TOP-PERFORMING COMPANIES

THE CRASH THAT NEVER CAME

A&D industry turns in a strong performance in a dismal economy, but primes face a more challenging future

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO8 min

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PROGRAMS

Collateral Damage

Battle to keep engine competition alive could threaten affordability of the F-35 JSF

By GRAHAM WARWICK,MICHAEL BRUNO7 min

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PROGRAMS

Bomber In A Pinch

Cost trumps other needs for long-postponed bomber

By AMY BUTLER6 min

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SPACE

Cash Cow

Bolden concedes NASA may raid exploration technology to fund other new agency work

By FRANK MORRING,MARK CARREAU6 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Course Adjustment

British Airways looks at new partnerships beyond American

By ROBERT WALL,JENS FLOTTAU5 min

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MARKET FOCUS

Ever since it was deregulated in 1978, the U.S. airline industry has made an art of setting money on fire. While some investors have profited from airline stocks’ wild fluctuations, many more have been burned or wiped out altogether when carriers restructured their businesses under bankruptcy protection.

By Joseph C. Anselmo5 min

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DEFENSE

Defending Okinawa

New U.S. air-launched anti-missile weapons to guard Japan

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,DOUGLAS BARRIE4 min

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AIR TRANSPORT

Regaining Ground

Regional airlines set about redefining U.S. air service

By JENNIFER MICHELS4 min

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

COINing Growth

ISR version of Socata TBM 850 aims to support counterinsurgency operations

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA4 min

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