Word: bulkhead
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...walls. With the work going so well, however, controllers approved a more thorough search, and Vinogradov and Solovyev went so far as to disassemble Foale's stationary bicycle in order to create maneuvering room. "Michael," Solovyev joshed, "your riding days are over." For all that, the cosmonauts found no bulkhead rupture, and tiring rapidly, they backed out, sealed the new hatch and climbed out of their suits...
...with success. Late Tuesday, when Flight 199 was 15 miles southwest of the San Antonio International Airport, a cockpit light indicated that the tail stairwell door of the Boeing 727 had fallen open about two feet. (The 70 or so passengers would have noticed even faster but for a bulkhead between the gaping hole and their compartment.) Incredibly, the crew wasted no time in selecting one of its number to fix the problem. "They did use a rope and tied it around this individual," said airport spokeswoman Linda Wasserman. "Just for safety, they kept a hold of him by this...
...Middle East. 472 Mass Ave., Cambridge. 497-0576. Upstairs: Groovasaurus on Thursday, Dec. 2. Bulkhead on Friday, Dec. 3. Jad Fair on Saturday, Dec. 4. Facts About Rats on Sunday, Dec. 5. Black Label on Tuesday, Dec. 7. Bug Juice on Wednesday...
Saturday: Bulkhead, Miranda Warning, Laughing Academy and the Jigsaws...
...should have missed by two miles. Chief Mate James Kunkel testified that before the accident he had warned Hazelwood that Kagan needed extra supervision and "practice in steering." On a 1985 voyage with Kagan, Kunkel said the seaman had trouble choosing the right paint and brush to paint a bulkhead...