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In this Feb. 28, 2007 file photo the Airbus logo is seen in Laupheim, near Ulm southern G
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 The Independent 
WTO backs Airbus in subsidy row with US
The long-running investigation into state support for airlines in Europe and the US moved closer to a resolution yesterday when the WTO said that while EU loans to Airbus constituted subsidies, the... (photo: AP / Felix Kaestl)
In this photo released by Qantas Airways, the world's largest passenger jet, the Airbus 380 passes over Sydney Harbour on it's way to landing at Sydney's International Airport, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005. Airbus will pay millions of dollars in compensation to airlines hit by delays in delivery of the European plane maker's new US$285 million (euro 243.65 million) superjumbo. Qantas has ordered 12 of the A380 jets and is in negotiations for compensation after their delivery was shunted back by about six months to April 2007
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 The Times 
Germany's Euro1.1 billion loan to Airbus heightens tensions over aid
As a dispute over alleged illegal state subsidies for Airbus reached a critical stage yesterday, the German Government said that it would provide Euro1.1 billion funding for the company. Its decision... (photo: AP / Qantas Airways, HO)
Amboy Crater in the Mojave Desert of SE California.  NBCBayArea 
Virgin Galactic Brings Space Tourism Even Closer
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Iss013e63434.jpg  Astronaut Thomas Reiter, who represents the European Space Agency on the Expedition 13 crew, is seen with the reinforced carbon carbon (RCC) sample case which was one of the final major planned tasks for a 5-hour, 54-minute spacewalk that he shared with astronaut Jeffrey N. Williams (out of frame), flight engineer and NASA ISS science officer.  The Daily Telegraph Australia 
Britain launches space agency
BRITAIN launched its own space agency overnight with the help of home-grown astronaut Major Timothy Peake, aimed at boosting the country's multi-billion-pound space technology industry. While... (photo: NASA / nasa)
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A model of an Airbus A350 is seen in Toulouse, southwestern France, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009. Airbus is on track to start delivery of the A350 in 2013. The aircraft is designed to compete with Boeing Co.'s 78 The New York Times
W.T.O. Affirms Ruling of Improper Airbus Subsidies
The World Trade Organization ruled on Tuesday that the European plane maker, Airbus, received illegal subsidies for the $13 billion A380 super jumbo jet and several other... (photo: AP / Manuel Blondeau)
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Moon's water comes in three flavors, scientists say
Since the surprise discovery last year of trace amounts of water on the moon, scientists have been redefining their concept of Earth's rocky neighbor. Now researchers say... (photo: Creative Commons)
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The Max Planck Institute for Astronomy The Examiner
3D shows at Imiloa Astronomy Center start March 27
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water reservoir - back water of dam Fast Company
World Water Day 2010: Three Projects That Are Changing the Future
In the developing world, a billion people go without clean water. Across the developed world, storms and failing infrastructure threaten to contaminate water supplies. Is... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
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Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson, left, and Scaled Composites LLC founder Burt Rutan wave from the mothership aircraft White Knight Two "Eve" during an unveiling ceremony at Scaled Composites hangar in Mojave, Calif. Monday, July 28, 2008. More than 250 customers have paid $200,000 or put down a deposit for the chance to be one of Virgin Galactic's first space tourists. A date for the first launch has yet to be announce Star Tribune
Virgin Galactic carries space tourism rocket aloft on 1st test flight tied to mothership
MOJAVE, Calif. - Virgin Galactic's new space tourism rocket has been taken aloft over the California desert by a mothership aircraft on its first so-called captive-carry... (photo: AP / Stefano Paltera)
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