Missiles for all: the new global threat

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A confused debate on what Third World nations plan to do with impressive new rockets they are working on is taking place among the nations of the world. For many Third World nations, the great appeal of rockets lies in a combination of impressive functions, threatening or hurting enemies, space applications, and acquiring prestige. Countries discussed include North Korea, Iraq, Japan, Russia and the United States.

Japan, International economic relations, International Affairs, World, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Missiles, International politics, National Security, Industrialized Countries, Iraq, North Korea, Developing Countries, Defense Intelligence Agency, Space Weapons (Disarmament), International aspects, International relations, Military aspects, Aerospace industry, Disarmament, Guided missile industry, Industrial nations, World politics, Space weapons, Guided missiles

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Can the Hubble telescope be saved?

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NASA's decision to cancel a long planned servicing mission to the orbiting Hubble Space telescope has agitated astronomers and the general public. However, according to Anne Kinney, director of NASA's astronomy and physics division, work has begun on finding ways to stretch the operating lifetime of the telescope, including making observations with only two operational gyroscopes.

Space Research and Technology, Natl Aeronautics & Space Admin, Artificial satellites, Satellites (Spacecraft), United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hubble Space Telescope (Artificial satellite), Space policy

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