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Headlines of: Friday 16 December, 2005
NASA Nixes Foam Ramp for Next Space Shuttle Flight
Posted on: Fri Dec 16th, 2005 | space.com
NASA will not fly a protective foam ramp aboard the fuel tank for its next space shuttle mission, eliminating a potential launch debris hazard that cropped up during July’s launch of the Discovery orbiter, a top agency official said Thursday.
Posted on: Fri Dec 16th, 2005 | space.com
NASA will not fly a protective foam ramp aboard the fuel tank for its next space shuttle mission, eliminating a potential launch debris hazard that cropped up during July’s launch of the Discovery orbiter, a top agency official said Thursday.
USAF May Delay F-15 Retirement
Posted on: Fri Dec 16th, 2005 | defensenews.com
The U.S. Air Force is rethinking plans to retire its F-15 fighters because it is slated to receive only about half the number of F-22A Raptors it had expected, said Gen. Ronald Keys, chief of Air Combat Command.
Posted on: Fri Dec 16th, 2005 | defensenews.com
The U.S. Air Force is rethinking plans to retire its F-15 fighters because it is slated to receive only about half the number of F-22A Raptors it had expected, said Gen. Ronald Keys, chief of Air Combat Command.
- Hornet celebrates 30th anniversary of first flight
- A-10 successfully drops laser-guided bomb
- Boeing CH-47F Chinook Helicopter Fielded by US Army's 1st Cavalry Division
- Eurofighter Test Fleet surpasses 6,000 Flying Hours
- First Tranche 2 Typhoon Delivered to the Italian Air Force
- 180 Eurofighters for Germany, no reduction in Tranche 3
- Russian military considers buying aerial drones from Israel
- Sudan confirms purchase of Russian MiG-29 jet fighters
- F-35 prototype achieves supersonic speed
- Boeing Delivers 1st Production Laser JDAM Kits to US Navy
- Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Completes Operational Assessment
