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Kliper dropped for lunar capsule
A four-crew lunar return capsule could be operational by 2014 if the European Space Agency and Russia’s Federal Space Agency (FSA) get a €30 million ($39 million) pledge from ESA member states next week.
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NewsRolls-Royce recalls faulty IAE V2500 jet engine vane parts after three mid-air shutdowns
Rolls-Royce has had to recall faulty International Aero Engine vane components manufactured at one of its UK factories, after it emerged that three V2500 engines have shut down in mid-air on passenger jets.
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Boeing unveils plans for trailing edge variable camber on 787 to reduce drag, save weight
Boeing plans to test and develop a trailing edge variable camber (TEVC) system for the 787 which it says will reduce cruise drag and save the equivalent of between 340 and 450kg (750-1,000lb) in weight.
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NewsSpace tourism competitors Virgin Galactic and Space Adventures clash over ‘new Space race’ claims
Space Adventures and Virgin Galactic clashed last week over whether or not they were in a race to provide suborbital tourism.
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NewsPotter's reasons to be cheerful
Frontier Airlines' front man Jeff Potter is still smiling, despite stiff competition from low-cost carrier Southwest
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NewsPictures: GE investigates cause of American Airlines Boeing 767-200 uncontained CF6-80A engine failure that led to aircraft fire
General Electric is investigating the cause of an apparent uncontained engine failure which caused extensive damage to an American Airlines Boeing 767-200 at Los Angeles on Friday.
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NewsBoeing 787 testing moves into high gear, with systems and fuselage trials
Software and hardware systems being put through their initial paces, as fuselage segments continue trials
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NewsUS Airways indifferent to Airbus’s A350 dilemma, even if 20-aircraft order scrapped
Airframer’s internal debate will not affect fleet replacement plans, says carrier
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Boeing joins effort to cut fuel consumption at Alaska Airlines by looking at weight reduction, routeing and fuel-efficiency
Collaborative project to look at purchasing policy, weight reduction and routeing issues
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NASA names sites to lead Moon and Mars exploration Constellation mission systems, to include CEVs, CLVs and lunar lander
NASA has named the agency centres that will lead development of the initial elements of its Constellation exploration system. The 10 centres named will be involved in development of the crew exploration vehicle (CEV), crew launch vehicle (CLV), heavylift cargo launch vehicle and lunar lander, as well as studies of ...