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DEPARTMENTS

EDITORIAL
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INTERNATIONAL BEAT
Pilot training for fifth-generation fighters.

WASHINGTON WATCH
Deadlocked Congress delays decisions
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CONVERSATIONS

With Domingo Ureña-Raso.
 

THE VIEW FROM HERE
Exploration in an uncertain decade.
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AIRCRAFT UPDATE
Indigenous fighters make an unexpected return.

OUT OF THE PAST

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES






FEATURES


WHAT'S NEXT FOR U.S. HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT? 
Private compaines mount surprisingly robust efforts to fill the gap in U.S. manned space transportation capability.  Read it
by J.R. Wilson

ISS: DAWN OF A NEW ERA
Planners are envisioning myriad applications for the ISS, possibly extending even beyond its predicted life.
by Leonard David

Virtual Town Hall

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Posted 10 March 2011:  Discovering the Challenges of Financial Engineering:  In an episode of The Discovery Channel's series, "Extreme Engineering," a computer simulation was used to model the impact of a Category 10 typhoon on a planned suspension bridge (part of the Hong Kong airport project constructed in the 1990s)....Read it

Posted 10 January 2011:  Heavy Lift with Off-the-Shelf Parts:  A heavy lift vehicle could be built relatively cheaply with off-the-shelf parts.  A modification of the space shuttle to carry carry cargo, which was called Shuttle-C inthe past, can lift over 100,000 punds to LEO....Read it

Posted 9 September 2010:  Recent discussions have focused on near-term targets for human exploration.  The discussions should start with a long-term goal.....Read it


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