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May 05, 2006

ANN Special Feature: X-Prize Chairman Peter Diamandis on the New Lunar Lander Challenge 05.05.06

Commercial space flight is a reality, thanks to the X-Prize Foundation. Now... Foundation Chairman Peter Diamandis is setting his sights on a new goal. In cooperation with NASA's Centennial Challen

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'Hanoi Taxi' To Retire At National Museum Of The Air Force

USAF's Last C-141 Starlifter Gets Fitting Sendoff

More than 120 former prisoners from the Vietnam War and their families will help the Air Force Reserve Command's 445th Airlift Wing retire the Air Force's last C-141 Starlifter, the "Hanoi Taxi," during festivities May 5 and 6.

First Fully Electronic Helicopter Fly-By-Wire System

As part of its Helicopter Electro Actuation Technology (HEAT) program for the U.K. Royal Navy’s EH101 Merlin helicopter fleet, AgustaWestland has awarded a $32 million contract to BAE Systems for the development of the digital flight control computer. HEAT will be the first electromechanical fly-by-wire system installed on a helicopter.