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aerospace stories: 21 news summaries

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 Ares Test 
 Rocket 
 Blasts Off 

Possible space shuttle replacement launches after long delay

Oct 28, 09 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket finally blasted off this morning, after several delays and a storm-foiled first attempt. The $445 million rocket is the first of its kind, and NASA hopes it’ll eventually replace the space shuttle and take astronauts to the moon. Originally it was supposed to... More »

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Iraq • NASA • aerospace • rocket • space program • outer space • Ares I • Ares launch video

South Korea Launches
Space Rocket

First attempt from own soil; satellite aboard fails to reach orbit

Aug 25, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(AP) - South Korea's first rocket blasted off into space today following an aborted attempt last week and just months after its rival North Korea drew international ire for its own launch. A problem quickly surfaced, however, when the satellite the rocket was carrying apparently failed to enter its intended orbit. ... More »

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Russia • South Korea • aerospace • space • satellite • rocket • outer space

ANALYSIS

 Problems Sour Boeing's 'Dream Summer' 


Aug 6, 09 5:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing was expecting to ride high on defense contracts in mid-2009 even as its 787 Dreamliner transformed air travel—but widespread problems have shadowed the firm's "dream summer," Dan Reed writes in USA Today. The Dreamliner's launch was delayed for a fifth time after structural problems were discovered,... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • aircraft • Jim McNerney • defense contractors

 Obama Will Face 
 Shuttle Dilemma 

NASA to transition team: We have a problem

Dec 17, 08 6:37 AM CST
(Newser) - America's aging space shuttle fleet will pose some tough questions for Barack Obama, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Bush administration has recommended the shuttle be mothballed by 2010. To avoid leaving a potentially crippling 5-year gap in America's manned space flight program, Obama's NASA team will need to decide... More »

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Barack Obama • NASA • aerospace • space shuttle • Orion • Michael Griffin • President Obama

Boeing to Delay Launch of Dreamliner—Again

Machinists strike, other bugs throw more wrenches into Boeing's production

Dec 5, 08 9:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Wheels-up time for Boeing’s much-anticipated Dreamliner jet will likely be delayed at least another 6 months, leaving customers wondering if the aircraft will ever take to the skies, the Wall Street Journal reports. The fourth delay, attributed to the recent machinists strike, bugs in the plane’s computer software,... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • airline • delays

Boeing Reaches Deal With Striking Union

Tentative agreement would end 52-day machinists walkout

Oct 28, 08 3:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's 27,000 striking machinists could be back to work within days if they approve a deal hammered out with the help of a federal mediator late last night, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The deal will give machinists a 15% pay increase over four years and limit the amount of... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • airline industry • outsourcing • strike • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers

OPINION

 Time to Ditch the Shuttle 

Let the Russians fly us; shuttle is too dangerous

Oct 16, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s past time to put the US space shuttle fleet out to pasture, according to John Logsdon, a member of the 2003 Columbia Accident Investigation Board. That panel recommended the US “replace the shuttle as soon as possible,” and Logsdon stands by that assessment, even though it... More »

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NASA • aerospace • space shuttle • space program • outer space

Boeing Machinists Vote to Strike; Postpone 48 Hours

After voting to strike, union agrees to mediator plea to return to bargaining

Sep 4, 08 7:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's largest union voted overwhelmingly to strike last night, but agreed to extend the current contract 48 hours for a last-ditch effort at the bargaining table to avert a walkout. Federal mediators urged the delay, after 87% of the company's machinists voted to reject Boeing's offer for a new 3-year... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • strike • machinists union

Boeing Threatens to Ditch
Air Force Tanker Bid

Boeing demands extra 4 months in new bid in tanker war

Aug 22, 08 4:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing has warned the Pentagon it will pull out of the new bidding to build a fleet of air tankers unless it gets an extra four months to prepare a bid, the Wall Street Journal reports. A Boeing pullout would leave the Air Force with no competition for a $35... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • Northrop Grumman • EADS • US Air Force • tanker aircraft

OPINION

Canada Could Hurt Firms It Tries to 'Protect'

Blocking US purchase of space division is 'significant risk'

Jun 17, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A move last month by the Canadian government to block the country's top space-tech firm from selling one of its divisions to a US buyer illustrates a tricky balancing act, Christopher Sands writes in the American: How far should Ottawa go to appease nationalist sentiment if it eats into economic... More »

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aerospace • Canada • business • foreign investment • Stephen Harper • Defense Industry • free trade • protectionism • MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates

 Strange Object
 Baffles Astronauts 

Mysterious rectangle floats by

Jun 13, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Discovery’s crew was perplexed today when it spotted a mysterious object floating past the right wing, the Houston Chronicle reports. The astronauts sent videos and photos of the light-colored, rectangular object to NASA. They also noticed an unusual protrusion on the tail rudder. “We’re in... More »

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NASA • aerospace • space • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery's
New Fuel Tank Passes With
Flying Colors

First test of redesign after 2003 disaster

Jun 2, 08 3:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Discovery shuttle launch Saturday marked the first use of a new fuel tank designed after flaws led to the 2003 Columbia disaster, Space.com reports, and tests yesterday showed the new design to be successful. The external tank, designed to minimize the release of falling debris  during launch, shed... More »

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NASA • space exploration • aerospace • space shuttle • International Space Station • Columbia Space Shuttle • Discovery space shuttle

Discovery Launches, With Kibo Aboard

Shuttle also bears a new toilet for space station crew

May 31, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - The space shuttle Discovery blasted into a clear blue sky today, carrying Kibo, a huge Japanese laboratory for the International Space Station. The $1 billion lab will be the station’s biggest room. “This is a real milestone,” said one NASA administrator. The Discovery is also bringing a... More »

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NASA • space exploration • aerospace • space shuttle • International Space Station • Kibo • Discovery space shuttle

 Self-Fixing Plane in the Works 

Self-repairing process mimics the way human body heals

May 28, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - British aerospace engineers are working on technology that could create self-repairing aircraft, Gizmag reports. In a technique very much like nature's healing process, resin would "bleed" out of damaged parts of the plane and harden, making a damaged aircraft strong enough to continue to fly until it could be... More »

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aerospace • plastic • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • aviation • aircraft • engineering • airplane • invention

 Boeing 787s Scheduled to Land 2 Years Late

Penalty payments could cost company up to $4B

May 9, 08 7:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner is already 15 months late, but delivery delays will back up the fuel-efficient jets by about another year, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Lease Financial Corp., the main buyer of 787s, will take delivery of its 74 planes 27 months late, and observers expect Boeing to... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • airline industry • Boeing 787 Dreamliner • delay • Air Canada • International Lease Financial Corp.

 A Plane That Runs on Hydrogen 

Boeing's manned flight successful, put passenger-aircraft application still far off

Apr 4, 08 3:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Boeing has successfully tested the world’s first manned, hydrogen-powered plane, the BBC reports, with one executive calling the three flights in Spain “a historical technological success.” The propeller-driven two-seater runs on a hydrogen fuel cell that emits only heat and water. Boeing engineers say they doubt the... More »

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Boeing • aerospace • clean energy • hydrogen fuel cells • alternative fuels

 Top 10 Planet Earth Puzzlers 

Even basic questions still have scientists scratching their heads

Mar 16, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget deep-space exploration; even basic questions about Earth still have scientists scratching their heads, LiveScience reports. A panel of geologists and planetary scientists lists its top lingering mysteries.
  1. How did Earth form into such a distinct body?
  2. What happened during Earth's first 500 million years?
  3. How did life start
... More »

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aerospace • Earth • geology • universe • scientists • biology • volcanoes • Earth's interior • earthquake

Space Shuttle Heads for Earth

Atlantis returns as March 11 flight rolls onto launch pad

Feb 18, 08 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The space shuttle Atlantis parted ways with the International Space Station this morning and headed back towards the confines of Earth, even as NASA was rolling another shuttle onto the launch pad, preparing for its March 11th mission. In its 9-day stay, Atlantis attached Europe’s first permanent laboratory to... More »

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NASA • aerospace • space • International Space Station • Columbia Space Shuttle • Daniel Tani • Atlantis Space Shuttle • Columbia disaster • Peggy Whitson

Asian Space Race Stirs Friction, Pride

Moon shots spark
suspicion about military plans in space

Oct 25, 07 10:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - With China, India and Japan all launching civilian moon missions, the Christian Science Monitor examines the  Asian space race, driven by what one expert calls "techno-nationalism."  They "generate pride domestically and they demonstrate prowess internationally," but they're also inflaming security concerns and suspicions, as all... More »

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China • NASA • space exploration • India • Japan • aerospace • space race • moon colonization • lunar exploration

Astronauts Drunk on the Job: Panel

Space travelers' IDs,
fates still up in the air

Jul 26, 07 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - NASA astronauts were permitted to fly while intoxicated on at least two occasions, an independent review has found. A aerospace trade journal published the findings on its website, revealing that astronauts engaged in "heavy use of alcohol" within the prohibited 12-hour "bottle to throttle" time before launch. More »

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NASA • alcohol • aerospace • astronauts • space flight

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