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Fuel cell team targets certification
Researchers open talks with EASA as efforts continue to reduce size and weight of proposed aircraft power system
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NewsSpace Shuttle Discovery 4 July launch in doubt after cracks found in insulating foam
NASA inspectors have found a crack in the foam insulation of the space shuttle Discovery's external fuel tank, possibly ruling out an Independence Day launch. More soon.
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NewsEADS new CEOs hint at further restructuring after Forgeard, Humbert departures
EADS’s new chief executives have hinted that further management changes at EADS and Airbus are on the cards, following the resignation of Noël Forgeard and Airbus chief executive (CEO) Gustav Humbert over the A380 débâcle.
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NewsFormer EADS co-CEO Noël Forgeard reiterates defence after resignation
Former EADS co-chief executive Noël Forgeard insists he stepped down solely in the interests of the company, maintaining that he had no responsibility or forewarning about the operational difficulties at Airbus.
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Boeing marks beginning of 787 major assembly with centre wing construction in Japan
Boeing today marked the beginning of major assembly of its 787 with the start of Fuji Heavy Industries’ (FHI’s) construction of the aircraft’s centre wing section.
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Rothschild values BAE Systems' Airbus stake at just €2.75 billion
Value is much less than BAE Systems had hoped for
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NewsShuttle launch scrubbed as clouds remain over Kennedy Space Center
The launch of Space Shuttle Discovery for International Space Station logistics mission STS-121 has been cancelled for today due to continued weather issues
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EADS resignations overshadow stunning win for UH-145 for US Army
$3 billion Light Utility Helicopter deal covers up to 352 aircraft
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NewsGallois and Streiff join troubled EADS as Forgeard and Humbert quit
Shareholder pressure forces out key EADS and Airbus players as outsider Christian Streiff joins aerospace veteran Louis Gallois (left) in new executive team
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Thunder clouds remain near Kennedy Space Center as NASA considers Shuttle launch
Flight International's Spaceflight editor Rob Coppinger continues Flightglobal.com's reporting from Kennedy Space Center of the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery for mission STS-121
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Forgeard and Humbert resign at crisis-hit EADS and Airbus
Forgeard and Humbert go, Louis Gallois and Christian Streiff step in.
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NewsStorm clouds delay Discovery launch to 2 July but weather expected to get worse
Discovery is unlikely to launch before the next weekend as storm clouds force it to miss the window and the weather is closing in
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NewsWeather expected to delay Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA is set to delay Discovery's launch because of storm clouds that represent a threat due to the potential for lightening strikes to the Orbiter during ascent
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NewsSpace Shuttle Discovery countdown is held at 9 minutes as Orbiter systems and weather checks are made
Discovery has 9min left to launch window from 1944GMT to 1953
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NewsThe seven astronaut crew of Space Shuttle Discovery is onboard the Orbiter, ready for International Space Station mission STS-121 to launch
Space Shuttle Discovery's crew is onboard and ready for launch
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NewsSpace Shuttle Discovery is ready for launch at pad 39B
On the morning of 1 July Space Shuttle Discovery is prepared for the loading of its external tank's liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen propellant, while sitting at launch complex 39B.
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NewsDiscovery crew boards Shuttle as STS-121 countdown continues
Space Shuttle Discovery crew boards the Orbiter as the STS-121 mission countdown continues