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Aviation Week & Space Technology, October 5, 2015

Moon vs. Mars

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What Comes After The International Space Station?

Oct 08, 2015
Scientists, engineers and human spaceflight visionaries will gather in Jerusalem on Oct. 12 to ponder where to go in the Solar System after the International Space Station, how to get there and who will make the trip.
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Europeans To Detail Orbital-Servicing, Lunar-Base Concepts At IAC

Sep 30, 2015
Given the success of the five-nation ISS partnership, the new director-general of the European Space Agency is hopeful any successor to the orbiting outpost will be founded on international cooperation. To this end, he has proposed a free-flying science lab that would continue ISS micro-gravity research in low Earth orbit while advancing technologies for orbital-debris mitigation. He has also floated a so-called “Moon Village” mission on the dark side of the lunar surface, offering the potential to further research and technology development in a low-gravity environment using humans, robots, or both.
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Uphill Fight For NASA Selling Its Mission To Mars

Sep 30, 2015
NASA has a hard sell at the International Astronautical Congress with its focus on Mars.
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NASA Details Mars Ascent Vehicle Concept

Sep 30, 2015
The Mars ascent vehicle (MAV) will be very different from the ascent stage of the Apollo Lunar Module, the only craft ever to carry humans off the surface of another planetary body.
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NASA Explains Mars Ascent Vehicle Concept

Sep 30, 2015
The Mars ascent vehicle (MAV) will be very different from the ascent stage of the Apollo Lunar Module, the only craft ever to carry humans off the surface of another planetary body.
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NASA Confirms Liquid Water on Mars

Sep 29, 2015
Finding adds urgency to space agency’s quest to find life on other planets.
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NASA’s Vision For Manned Missions To Mars

Oct 06, 2015
NASA is moving forward in the real world with studies of concepts for an ascent vehicle to lift humans from the surface of the red planet.

Technology

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Norsk To Industrialize Aerospace Additive Manufacturing

Sep 28, 2015
Norway’s Norsk Titanium to partner with U.S. state to create a factory to enable industrial-scale additive manufacturing of aerospace-grade components.
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The Future Of Cubesats: A Vision From Scotland

Sep 28, 2015
Spurred by consumer demand, enabled by consumer electronics, cubesats are becoming more capable and commercially viable, says Scotland-based developer Clyde Space.
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The Week in Technology, Sept. 28-Oct. 2, 2015

Sep 28, 2015
Prandtl’s wing theory tested; Darpa VTOL programs progress; Sun shines light on shockwaves; supersonic car makes debut.

Commercial Aviation

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Management, Political Risks In New Sino-Russian Widebody

Sep 29, 2015
The proposed Sino-Russian widebody airliner would compete with the Boeing 787-10 and Airbus A330-900. But managers from both countries will need to learn to work together, and Western suppliers will have to consider clear risks.
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Airbus Freezes Beluga XL Design

Sep 29, 2015
That Airbus was going to operate a mixed fleet for some time was planned from the start and had a strong influence on the design of the A330-based Beluga XL.
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Norwegian Plans Boeing 737 Transatlantic Flights From Ireland

Oct 02, 2015
Norwegian Air Shuttle is looking to team with its larger competitor Ryanair to provide feeder traffic as it launches flights from Ireland to the U.S.
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Why Sustainability Is Good Business For Airlines

Oct 02, 2015
Airlines such as Air New Zealand realize that long-term success means paying more attention to the well-being of the communities they serve, even beyond standard environmental concerns.
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Beijing Capital’s Fourth Runway Opens Hub Opportunity

Sep 29, 2015
Beijing Capital International Airport has been too busy with traffic to and from China to develop as an international hub. In anticipation of the opening of a fourth runway and the new airport at Daxing, that will change.

Safety

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Lithium Battery Shipping Rules Could Get Safety Overhaul

Oct 02, 2015
Could billions of batteries be stuck on the tarmac until safer packaging materials are available?

Defense

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U.S. Marines Could Play Major Role In U.K. Carrier Operations

Oct 09, 2015
Marine Corps F-35Bs will be on Britain’s new carriers, but nobody wants to say how many, or when.
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U.K. Industry Calls For Competition In Multimission Aircraft Need

Oct 01, 2015
Industry wants a fair and open competition if Britain gets back into the maritime patrol business.
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USAF Begins Unprecedented Experiments In New Space Ops Center

Sep 30, 2015
Pentagon postures for a reality where satellites are threatened or even attacked.
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USAF, Boeing Hope First KC-46 Will Be A Test Workhorse

Oct 01, 2015
With the first KC-46 flight under its belt, Boeing looks forward to extending boom, conducting fuel transfers with a bevy of receivers.
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The Week in Defense, Oct. 1-8, 2015

Oct 01, 2015
Space Fence clears critical design review; U.S.-India seal a helicopter deal; U.S. Army launches enormous engine competition; a general hopes for an LRS-B award within months.

Up Front

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Opinion: After the C-17, A Tier Of Choices

Oct 05, 2015
Boeing could have sustained the venerable C-17 line profitably for at least few more years, but several factors dictated that closing it is the smarter way to go.

Inside Business Aviation

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Textron’s Sim Center; More FBO Consolidation; Light-Plane Safety Seminar

Oct 02, 2015
Expansion is rife within the business aviation sector with Textron continuing its broad-swath approach, including new training centers and BBA Aviation consolidating other FBO giants. And NTSB offers light-plane LOC guidance.

Leading Edge

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Battle To Reengine UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache Begins

Oct 07, 2015
General Electric’s T700 is one of the most-produced military engines. Now the U.S. Army has launched a competition to replace the popular turboshaft and reengine its AH-64 Apaches and UH-60 Black Hawks.

In Orbit

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Nuking Mars Will Not Meet Planetary-Protection Standards

Sep 30, 2015
Protecting planets in the search for life, and actually searching for it with humans, probably won’t mix.

Washington Outlook

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Congress’s Aerospace And Defense To-Do List

Oct 02, 2015
A two-year budget agreement that would fund the Pentagon, FAA and NASA and reauthorize the Export-Import Bank.

Editorial

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Editorial: Let’s Vote On Ex-Im, Mr. Boehner

Oct 02, 2015
Failing to reauthorize the U.S. Ex-Im Bank amounts to unilateral disarmament.