The growth momentum of the heavy-duty truck sector has been declining since 2010 when China surpassed the million-vehicle mark in terms of heavy-duty truck sales.
Robert Walker and Charles Miller's "Commercial Space Exploration Needs an Obama Relaunch" (op-ed, Jan. 28) calling for President Obama to cancel NASA's program to build a government-designed heavy-lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System, omits a number of facts.
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"This new heavy-lift launch vehicle will make it possible for explorers to reach beyond our current limits, to nearby asteroids, Mars and its moons, and to destinations even farther across our solar system, " William Gerstenmaier, associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.
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U.S. satellite photos show images of disturbed earth in an otherwise grassy field, and tracking marks wide or tight heavy vehicle tracking marks--possible evidence that hundreds of bodies may have been dumped in mass graves.
Unlike the light-duty vehicle market, most medium- and heavy-duty truck purchasers operate on slim profit margins where fuel costs are a major factor in their economic survival.
The engineer and grandmother who climbed the ranks of the defense establishment while a single parent was charged with the difficult task of helping BAE make the transition from a supplier of heavy weaponry used in wartime, like the 33-ton Bradley Fighting Vehicle, into a more diversified provider of equipment, electronics and software.
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In addition to medium and heavy-duty trucks and buses which are clearly used by businesses, commercial vehicle numbers in China include sales of light trucks and mini trucks and buses, many of which are used by individuals and small businesses.
Concerns over a general economic slowdown in China, plus the eroding residential real estate market has hurt the finance-heavy iShares FTSE China Xinhua 25 (FXI) exchange traded fund, a popular vehicle for retail investors hopping on the China band wagon.
Utilizing four short-range radar sensors (two at the front, two at the rear), one long-range radar and a stereo camera, the vehicle is capable of cruising down an open freeway as well as negotiating heavy rush-hour traffic.
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For instance, the plan calls for spending several years researching a new heavy lift launch vehicle for deep space exploration before committing to a design a stretched-out schedule that would likely produce little new technology but deprive engineering teams and production workers of anything to do for the better part of a decade.
Following completion of the current Ares V super-heavy-lift rocket program, the Space Launch System, I believe that the government should commercialize all future launch vehicle development and operations.
Giaka wore heavy make-up and a "Shirley Bassey" wig - and the interview had to be conducted in a moving vehicle.
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