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Test instruments revealed that the third stage of the rocket did not fire, and as a result, the projectile "failed to attain the speed required to send an object into orbit around the earth...
These two suggestions are the only generally acceptable ways to attain "one fold," a goal accepted by most religous and political faiths. Of the two, however, he strongly preferred the first...
...chorus, led by Emily Romney and Heywood Alexander, showed the customary discipline and technical skill which has become characteristic of Harvard choral groups. What it lacks chiefly is a warmth and lyrical quality which is difficult to attain, but which should be the principal goal of an ensemble as competent as this...
...Bridge. Struve is asked why the inhabitants of distant planets, some of whom must be higher in the evolutionary scale than humans are, have never visited the earth or communicated with it. He replies that there may be a limit to the degree of intelligence that life can attain. This limit may make it impossible for the wisest inhabitants of the galaxy to bridge the enormous distances between planetary systems...
Control by Blow-Off. To hit a distant target accurately, a long-range ballistic missile must be steered in the right direction and must attain the right speed. If it is traveling 23,000 ft. per sec. (15,600 m.p.h.), an error of I ft. per sec. in its top speed will make it miss its target by 500 yds. So when the desired speed has been reached, the thrust must be cut off accurately in a small fraction of a second. This is not too difficult with liquid-fuel rockets, whose thrust can be cut by shutting...