November 2010
Volume 09, Issue 7
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DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY

A decade above

Ten years ago this month, two Russian cosmonauts and one U.S. astronaut arrived at the International Space Station, a historic event in space exploration that marked the start of a continuous presence on this laboratory that circles the earth some 220 miles (400 kilometers) out in space.

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 A decade above NASA

Space: The next generation

Boeing engineers are making good progress on the proposed Crew Space Transportation-100 capsule that could be used to transport up to seven people into low Earth orbit and to the International Space Station. The capsule is Boeing’s entry for a NASA competition to replace the retiring space shuttles with commercial spacecraft.

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 Space: The next generationBIGELOW AEROSPACE

Low flier

Boeing is part of an industry team bidding to supply the
U.S. Navy with an advanced hovercraft that will float on a cushion of air over water or land and transport troops, equipment, supplies and weapons from ships to landing zones.

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 The last mission GRAPHIC: BOEING AND
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