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China Returns Salvaged Spacecraft to OrbitXICHANG, CHINA China returned a satellite salvaged from space back to space for the first time earlier this month with the successful launch of AsiaSat 1 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center here. The mission established China as a formidable, low-cost competitor to Western commercial launch systems, which have been beset by recent failures. By PAUL PROCTOR6 min 2425HEADLINE NEWS
Pegasus Booster Proves to Be Highly Accurate in Its First LaunchEDWARDS AFB, CALIF. The two spacecraft launched by the first Orbital Sciences Corp. Pegasus booster achieved nearly perfect orbital altitude and inclination, according to initial data. The small Navy communications relay satellite and a NASA science payload were boosted into orbit Apr. 5 by the three-stage Pegasus vehicle, which was dropped from a NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility B-52 aircraft off the coast of California (AW&ST Apr. 9, p. 22). By BRUCE A. SMITH5 min 2223HEADLINE NEWS
NASA Reschedules Hubble Launch After APU Problem Causes DelayKENNEDY SPACE CENTER NASA has developed a recovery plan to launch the Hubble Space Telescope at 8:30 a.m. (EDT) on Apr. 25 in a move that would provide time to remove and replace a malfunctioning auxiliary power unit and to recharge the batteries that power telescope systems. By EDWARD H. KOLCUM4 min 2829HEADLINE NEWS
Defense Dept. Studies F-16 Upgrade As Interim Step to New Multirole Fighter By JOHN D. MORROCCO4 min 3031HEADLINE NEWS
General Dynamics Seeks to Keep F-16 Derivatives in Production Through 2005 By DAVID A. BROWN3 min 2829HEADLINE NEWS
Water Line Blockage Led to Ariane V36 In-Flight FailureEVRY, FRANCE The loss of Europe’s Ariane V36 launcher in February was due to the obstruction of a water supply line caused by a piece of cloth that blocked the main water valve on one of the vehicle’s firststage engines. An inquiry into the Feb. 22 accident found no fundamental design problems with the European launcher itself, and operations with the three-stage commercial booster are expected to be resumed this summer by the Arianespace management/marketing organization. 3233HEADLINE NEWS
Aerospatiale, MBB Approve Helicopter Units’ Consolidation 3031HEADLINE NEWS
Boeing/Sikorsky Team Displays Full-Scale Mockup of Its LH Helicopter Design 2829HEADLINE NEWS
Wing Joined To First C-17 7273SAFETY
FAA Urged to Increase Oversight Of Airline Flight Safety ProgramsThe Director of Aviation Safety Programs for Transport Canada testified that his agency strongly urges airlines in Canada to adopt the independent safety officer program. In fact, Transport Canada sponsors a program that includes training for airline CEOs to demonstrate to them the need and cost benefit for such programs.RetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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