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NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services demonstration target date could be extended into the next decade
The 2010 target date for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Service demonstrations, for competitive procurement of International Space Station cargo supply services early in the next decade, could change, according to the agency’s administrator.
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NewsNASA renames exploration launch vehicles Ares 1 and Ares 5
NASA has renamed its launchers for its Vision for Space Exploration that will send US astronauts back to the Moon by 2020 and eventually onto Mars
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NewsKennedy Weather Center: Discovery Shuttle launch only '40% likely' due to Florida storms
Electrified Anvil clouds on the west coast of Florida could delay the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery, expected at 15:48 tomorrow, for its 12-day International Space Station (ISS) logistics mission STS-121.
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UK asked for details on 'detainee' rumours on stricken April 2004 Evergreen 747-100
The UK government has been formally asked to reveal whether the stricken Evergreen International Airlines Boeing 747-100 freighter that glided over central London while on an emergency landing procedure was carrying a detainee in a rendition flight.
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NASA details further external tank work as Shuttle Discovery prepared for launch
Even as it prepares Space Shuttle Discovery for its scheduled launch tomorrow, NASA plans continued external tank (ET) testing.
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NewsPictures: First French air force Rafale squadron operational, Patrouille de France flypast
Five years after the French Navy received its first aircraft, the Dassault Aviation Rafale fighter has entered French air force service, with the first squadron inaugurated on Tuesday with a flypast by the Patrouille de France.
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Aviakor ends Tupolev Tu-154M production after fulfilling last order
Russian aviation plant Aviakor has ceased the production of Tupolev Tu-154Ms after fulfilling last orders for building three of the type
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Fatal October 2004 Boeing 747 freighter crash prompted Ghana's MK Airlines to overhaul aviation safety process
Canadian investigators have acknowledged strong efforts by freight operator MK Airlines to improve safety, after criticising oversight and operational discipline within the carrier at the time of its fatal Boeing 747-200F crash in Halifax.
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NewsBoeing takes up to $500m charge for 18 month delay in 737 Wedgetail early warning programmes
Boeing will take up to $1 billion in charges to cover delays in two 737-based airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) programmes and to settle a deal with US federal investigators over the handling of a rival's proprietary information.
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NewsPictures: Sukhoi Su-80 commuter turboprop performs first flight
The Sukhoi Su-80GP high-wing commuter turboprop has performed its first flight ahead of a certification flight test programme planned for this year.
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NewsPicture: Embraer expects Brazilian E-195 certification tomorrow
Brazilian certification of the Embraer 195 is scheduled for June 30, completing development of the manufacturer’s family of small airliners.
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Australia cancels ADS-B equipment plan for general aviation, reconsiders system's use under 30,000ft
Airservices Australia has cancelled the request for proposals (RFP) process for the purchase and installation of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) avionics for general aviation aircraft as it reconsiders plans to extend its ADS-B programme below flight level 300.
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NewsBrazil's TAM to order 37 further Airbus aircraft for delivery until 2010
Brazil’s TAM Linhas Aéreas is to order 15 A319s, 16 A320s and six A330s in a separate deals from last year's 29 aircraft order for A320s.
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NewsPicture: Production of stretched Ilyushin Il-96 gearing up at VASO's facilties
Production of the stretched variant of the Ilyushin Il-96 is well under way at VASO's plant in Voronezh, with delivery to launch customer Atlant-Soyuz expected later this year