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DEPARTMENTS
EDITORIAL  Read It
Space, safety–and risk.
INTERNATIONAL BEAT
Environmental regulations fly high and wide.
WASHINGTON WATCH  Read It
Feeling the pinch and scaling back.
THE VIEW FROM HERE 
Why asteroids beckon/NASA and near-Earth objects.
AIRCRAFT UPDATE  Read It
World tanker market: More than just KC-X.
ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK 
Reconnecting with a magnetic mystery
DARPA's Vulcan engine goes Navy.
OUT OF THE PAST
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
 







FEATURES

UNMANNED AND AIRBORNE: A NEW PLAN 
Boeing is pursuing vigorous development of UAVs and other systems needed in this fast-growing sector. 
by J.R. Wilson 

ISR in today's war: a closer look
Advances in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance are allowing closer views of targets and faster, more precise strikes than ever before. 
by James W. Canan  Read it
 
OPEN ROTOR RESEarch revs up 
Researchers are reshaping an old concept into advanced technology for a new generation of open rotor aircraft engines.
by Philip Butterworth-Hayes 

Discussion Forum

Posted 8 March 2010:The United States space policy is in disarray because of the President’s decision to cancel the Constellation ( Ares I & IV vehicles) program....Read it 

Posted 2 March 2010: According to Space News, Senator Mikulski recently said that “Chief among the principles I will rely on [in drafting the 2011 funding bill for NASA] is astronaut safety....Read it

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