Word: canyoning
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...photo op no savvy pol would want to miss: The Grand Canyon, glowing orange and red in the fading sunlight, gaping and huge and entirely... American. And since no one has ever accused Bill Clinton of being less than savvy, there he was Tuesday, perched on the edge of the chasm, announcing his decision to designate three new national monuments, including land along the north ridge of the canyon, and to also expand an existing site. And while the assignation of national monuments often yields little more than a pretty picture, this case is a bit different...
...latest spin on the fate of the Mars Polar Lander suggests that the vessel may have accidentally been guided by NASA to a touchdown in a canyon, where it broke apart on impact. This theory, put forward in the Denver Post by an unnamed Lockheed Martin scientist, has refocused attention on the state of affairs at America's aerospace agency, where a spate of recent high-profile (and high-priced) gaffes has led to declining confidence, with many saying the agency's cost- and time-cutting measures have led to negligence. In fact, the Polar Lander mission was billed...