Word: backups
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Princeton rushed out to a commanding lead on Thursday and glided easily to the meet victory. On the first day of competition, the Tigers won the 50 free (Fred Test), 500 free (Loughran) and the 400 medley relay and although Harvard had strong backup performances, it could only take one event--the one-meter diving (English...
...Northeastern wasn't about to roll over and play dead. A turning point came when Harvard had to lift goalie Brian Petrovek, who apparently suffered an injury, in favor of backup John Aiken, who was coming off the bench cold...
Steve was figured as a backup this year, but he got his break when Charles Kaye, who was the line's one returning starter, took the year...
...very impressed with Hines," Ford commented, "I know I have a good backup in him. This year I think we have bench of talent...
Unlike the Apollo sinps, the Soyuzes lacked onboard computers, advanced inertial guidance systems and backup cooling and heating systems. Almost all activities aboard Soviet spacecraft are controlled from the ground, down to such trivial matters as shutting off lights at bedtime. NASA gives its astronauts almost total autonomy, a policy that paid off well in crises. Some Americans groused openly about the "brute force" character of Soviet engineering. When NASA Administrator Thomas Fletcher learned that Tom Stafford was one of the more vocal grousers, he warned all three astronauts against bad-moutinng a mission that had the blessing...