Bibliografía: al final de cada artículo Notas: al pie de texto HEADLINE NEWS Ariane 5 succeeds on its second try / Pierre Sparaco. p.22 Boeing testbed views Ariane 5. p.23 U. S. militare satelites begin orbital checkout / Craig Covault. p.24 MGS to resume aerobraking / Bruce A. Smith. p.24 Matra Marconi wins huge satcom contract / Joseph C. Anselmo. p.26 ESA moves to save CRV. p.26 Alpha LAMP demostrates laser bean compensation. p.29 Clinton, Jilang break the ice / Paul Mann. p.32 Historic China puechase viewed as bellwther. p.33 Devaluation of concurrencies faios ton rattle airframers. p34 BAe, DASA acquire siemens' defence units / John D. Morrocco. p.35 A- 10 case closed; crash ruled suicide. p.35 France approves multiyear Apache buy. p.38 Teledyne Ryan's Global Hawk begins taxi test. p.38 AIR TRANSPORT Garvey commits FAA to safety partnerships. p.39 FAA, industry craft new engine checks. p.40 FAA orders inspections. p.41 Probe eyes pilot heaters. p.41 TWA's prospects looking up; UAL posts major gain. p.44 Bills target limits on airport operations / James T. McKenna. p.47 Sabenas targets 1998 financial turnaround / Pierre Sparaco. p.48 France moves aheas on CDG expansion / Pierre Sparaco. p.49 NUCLEAR MONITORING USAF nuclear detectives assume new roles / Willian B. Scott. p.50 Sampling missiones unveiled nuclear weapon secrets / Willian B. Scott. p.54 Debris colletion reverts to ground sites / Willian B. Scott. p.57 ELECTRONIC WARFARE Unifed EW test complex cuts development risks / Willian B. Scott. p.60 Launch costs, mergers worry space execs / Joseph C. Anselmo; Michael A. Taverna. p.63