Word: boosterism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...victory was a big confidence booster for the Crimson (now 2-2) after the cagers were humiliated by Boston College Tuesday night. The squad's defense--which gave up the most points ever in Harvard hoop history to the Eagles--shut down the Wildcats...
...moment, or is he really orchestrating one of the world's most momentous changes? In their first two encounters, Reagan found Gorbachev's eyes questioning but not hostile, his remarks at times sharp but not irrational. In his new book, Perestroika, Gorbachev comes out as a Reagan booster. The Reykjavik summit "marked a turning point in world history," writes Gorbachev. "This ((East-West)) dialogue has now broken free of the confusion of technicalities, of data comparisons and political arithmetic." That is right down Reagan's uncluttered alley...
...Moscow it began with an overcast sky that brightened briefly before being darkened by thunderclouds. In the Arctic Ocean, the nuclear-powered icebreaker Sibir was cruising toward the scientific station North Pole 27. In Central Asia scientists secretly tested the 170 million-h.p. Energia booster rocket, the world's most powerful. Through the day, photographers scoured areas once strictly off limits. Some places remained out-of-bounds: military academies were accessible; most military installations were...
...Soviets' launch capability took a quantum leap earlier this year when they successfully fired off Energia, a booster as powerful as the mighty Saturn 5, which the U.S. developed for the Apollo program and then scrapped in favor of the shuttle. With Energia, the Soviets can loft 100-ton payloads, vs. a maximum for the U.S. shuttle of 30 tons. That is enough to carry their shuttle, which is under development, or to orbit parts for a space station far larger than Mir, which could be a platform for a manned mission to Mars. Says Dale Myers, deputy administrator...
Moscow now has the world' s most powerful rocket booster, unmatched expertise in manned spaceflight, a world- class planetary exploration program and an unwavering commitment to become the dominant presence in space. Experts in the West think the Soviets are far ahead of the U. S. -- and may stay there into the 21st century. -- Can America come back? See SPACE...