July 15, 2019

July 15, 2019

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APOLLO 11 AT 50

Searching FOR Spacesuits

By Mark Carreau12 min

Inside MRO

A Quick Fix

By Alex Derber10 min

APOLLO 11 AT 50

Apollo’s Scientific Legacy

By Irene Klotz10 min

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APOLLO 11 AT 50

Searching FOR Spacesuits

There are spacesuits. And then there are spacesuits.

By Mark Carreau12 min

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Inside MRO

A Quick Fix

MRO providers’ strive to refine 3D printing for repairs— and to reshape the aftermarket

By Alex Derber10 min

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Apollo’s Scientific Legacy

> CRATERING RECORD BECOMES CHRONOMETER FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION > MOON IS NOT SO DRY AFTER ALL

By Irene Klotz10 min

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After Apollo

> NASA TRIES AGAIN FOR MOON LANDING > PRIVATE SPACE INVESTMENTS RISE

By Irene Klotz8 min

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FROM ARM TO Artemis

Cape Canaveral Fifty years after NASA’s 1969-72 sprints to the Moon, the U.S. is preparing for deep-space human travel for the long haul, parlaying the international and commercial partnerships forged in the post-Apollo space shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) programs into an exploration blueprint that includes a lunar surface sortie as early as 2024, full-time global lunar access for crewed and robotic missions, followed by future expeditions to Mars.

By Irene Klotz8 min

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‘We Have To Think Differently’

AW&ST: How do you see the impact of Apollo 50 years later? The U.S. and the Soviet Union were in a great-power competition, and when it started, we were behind. Sputnik kicked off the space race [in 1957], and they had the first person in space, the first to orbit Earth and the first lunar landers.
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UNMANNED AVIATION

IDENTIFY YOURSELF

> FAA DELAYS RELEASE OF REMOTE ID DRAFT RULE > AGENCY CALLS FOR VOLUNTARY INDUSTRY ADOPTION > ASTM READIES REMOTE IDENTIFICATION STANDARD

By Bill Carey7 min

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Inside MRO

Radar Renaissance

OEMs are pursuing greater capabilities, more automation and longer life for radar technologies

By Paul Seidenman,David J. Spanovich7 min

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Inside MRO

Aviation’s Middle Age

Midlife aircraft and engines are still popular with airlines and investors. But can that demand last?

By Alex Derber7 min

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Inside MRO

Smart APU Maintenance

How predictive maintenance offerings from OEMs and MROs are evolving

By Henry Canaday7 min

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