Word: aborted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Suddenly Hess interrupted in a flat, unemotional voice, "We have an engine cutoff." Seconds later, NASA officials watched in helpless dismay while their proud young ship sputtered to stillness like a jalopy running out of gas. Concluded Hess stoically: "We have an abort." Nor was that the worst of it. As the astronauts lay strapped in their seats, awaiting instructions, hydrogen gas gathering in the ship's main-engine area burst into flames below them, shooting a tiny inferno through the engine pit. Sprinklers on the launch pad immediately flooded the pit with several thousand gallons of water, dousing...
...liquid oxygen was supposed to be pumped forcefully through the engine's main fuel line into a central combustion chamber, where it would ignite. But the 10 ¼ in. long, 74-lb. fuel valve faltered a fraction of a second in opening, prompting the central computer system to abort the entire mission. Of the three main engines, only No. 2 had been fully ignited. During its 1.7 sec. ignition, hydrogen gas leaked out and exploded, charring the shuttle's body flap...
...Iran-Iraq war, even if the fear of a closure of the Persian Gulf had momentarily abated. The West Europeans, Canadians and Japanese expressed concern over the unprecedented U.S. budget deficit and rising U.S. interest rates. Privately, all the leaders except Reagan are worried that U.S. economic conditions could abort international economic recovery and add to the dangers posed by the Third World's towering debt. The West Europeans also had to weigh their actions at the summit carefully in view of this week's elections for the European Parliament. Above all, there was the deplorable state...
...collect fodder for his programs. Koppel says that he reads five to six newspapers a day, employs two research assistants and helps his producers plan each show. Even so, problems occur. Lord, the former executive producer, recalls a show that examined the abortion issue. "I cued him that we had thirty seconds left and Ted said to his guest. 'Well, we're going to have to abort this interview...
...board was President Reagan's budget, which Heller called "the most reckless in modern history." According to estimates by board members, there will be annual deficits of close to $200 billion during at least the next three years. Such shortfalls threaten to drive up interest rates and eventually abort the recovery. Board Member Charles Schultze, a Brookings Institution senior fellow, who was unable to attend the meeting because of bad weather on the East Coast, said in an interview afterward: "These deficits will do damage to investment and long-run growth. They will hurt housing, business investment, exports...