October 13, 2015

October 13, 2015

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SPACE

Grounded?

By Amy Butler8 min

DEFENSE

Stovl Shipmates

By Bill Sweetman,Tony Osborne8 min

AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

High Hopes

By Graham Warwick8 min

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SPACE

Grounded?

Government intervention in RD-180 supply hampers ULA’s competitiveness, CEO says

By Amy Butler8 min

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DEFENSE

Stovl Shipmates

U.S. jets will be needed to exploit British carrier capabilities

By Bill Sweetman,Tony Osborne8 min

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AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING

High Hopes

Inspiration, scientific data and an altitude record motivate the Airbus Perlan Mission II team

By Graham Warwick8 min

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DEFENSE

Space Moves

With more nations in play, U.S. Air Force shores up doctrine for dealing with threats in space

By Amy Butler7 min

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MOON VS. MARS

Red Planet Pitch

NASA managers face partners with different ideas at space congress

By Frank Morring7 min

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DEFENSE ANALYSIS

Bye Bye, Birdies

Radars separate birdlike UAS signatures from avian flocks to detect threats

By Angus Batey,Bill Sweetman6 min

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MOON VS. MARS

Mars Ascending

Packaging and propulsion are among key challenges facing designers for low-mass Mars liftoff

By Guy Norris6 min

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SAFETY

Lithium Loophole

Panel looks at ways to lessen danger of ‘thermal runaway’ cargo fires

By John Croft6 min

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ISRAELI SPACE

Searching for Scale

Israel's growing space economy looks beyond domestic markets in telecom, Earth observation and science

By Amy Svitak6 min

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COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Change Management

Scientists argue that aviation needs to be more aggressive to meet its own emissions targets

By Jens Flottau6 min

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