Word: arme
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...flood of data from the instrument panel, Ride will in effect be the flight engineer. If an emergency occurs, she will suggest special corrective procedures. But Ride's primary responsibility will come later, when she is set to operate the shuttle's 50-ft.-long mechanical arm, or Remote Manipulator System...
...mission's fifth day, the cherry-picker-like device will be used to play an intriguing game of extraterrestrial catch that could be crucial to the shuttle's future. The arm will hoist a specially designed payload out of the big cargo bay and toss it overboard; then, after the shuttle swoops around the temporary satellite for some nine hours, Ride and her unique arm will try to grapple it back on board. The experiment is a test of the shuttle's ability to retrieve and repair ailing satellites; at least one of those now in orbit...
...Canadian-built contraption. In long sessions with the builders, she even helped work out corrective procedures in case of a breakdown. One reason Ride won a seat on the flight is that she and another crewmate, Mission Specialist John Fabian, 44, are NASA's premier operators of the arm. Says Abbey: "She and Fabian are probably equally good...
...original sin in El Salvador was viewing the guerrillas solely as Soviet surrogates. Conflict in El Salvador resulted from economic, political and social inequities, not the long arm of the alleged worldwide communist revolution. But the Administration never negotiated seriously for a settlement. Last year's supposedly "democratic" elections backfired when an extreme right coalition took power. And they were a scheme to begin with because the guerrilla--afraid they would be murdered by the military--did not participate...
...Students Association--All Black students are considered to be automatically affiliated with the BSA though only 70 students are dues-paying members. The association organizes Black polities activity at the College, hosts speakers, and works with the admissions office to recruit Black students. The Afro-American Cultural Center, an arm of the BSA, works to coordinates all Black cultural events on campus...