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High oil price fuels demand for offshore helicopter workers
Rising oil prices may be hitting the airlines hard, but increased exploration and drilling mean that more helicopter pilots and engineers are needed to service the oil industry
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US Naval research studying swarming CICADA micro-UAVs to deploy in their thousands to create ground radio networks
The US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is developing a mass swarming micro UAV intended for bulk distribution on battlefields to carry out electronic intelligence gathering and a ready-made battlefield communications network for advancing forces
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9/11 Legacy: Five years, still fears?
Five years after the world's single most bloody act of terrorism our team asks whether we are ever going to be able to terror-proof air travel
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launches successfully for its International Space Station assembly mission STS-115
Space Shuttle Atlantis launched successfully from Kennedy Space Center's pad 39B today for its 11-day International Space Station assembly mission STS-115
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Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter makes first flight from Taiwan Taoyuan International airport, formerly Chiang Kai-Shek International
The Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter took to the skies for the first time at 10:38 local time today for 2h 4min, initiating 250h of flights for the US Federal Aviation Administration's certification test programme
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NASA is go for launch today as all the Shuttle external tank sensors work following an overnight refuelling
Space Shuttle Atlantis is expected to launch at 11:15 local time today following a succesfull re-fuelling operation that saw the Shuttle's external tank's engine cut-off sensors perform correctly
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Space Shuttle Atlantis launch cancelled for Friday due to engine cut-off sensor failure
NASA's Mission Management Team has decided to scrub today's launch of Space Shuttle Atlantis due to a failed engine cut-off sensor in the Shuttle's external tank