Word: containment
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which could be ready for human occupation in 2020, says Bonnet. A similar proposal has come from Japan, where a group called the Lunar and Planetary Society set out its own ideas for a robot-made moon base that could be built by 2024 for $28 billion. Both plans contain possibilities for collaboration, but Europe and Japan may shun NASA because of its record as an unreliable and bossy partner...
...impacts would actually be. Just hours before the pictures came down, Levy had tried to downplay expectations. "Even if we see nothing spectacular," he argued, "this is still a scientifically important event." But when Hammel had brought the word -- and the champagne -- Levy and the Shoemakers could barely contain themselves. Said a beaming Eugene Shoemaker: "This is just the best possible news. And remember, this isn't even the biggest piece...
...vogue. The casual classical music public is no longer fascinated with the blatant neuroticism and psychic distress found in Mahler, for example, but seeks relatively non-offensive music. The unsubtle may call it chewing gum for the mind, but both Gorecki's symphony and Deutsche Grammophon's recent effort contain very real musical gems...
...have seemed to every other crew member gathered in Glenwood Springs for what looked like a routine job. All they had to do was contain a modest-size fire, stopping its advance or nudging it in a safe direction. And they would do so at an altitude near 7,000 ft. on a 45 degrees slope, staring into the scorch of a natural inferno...
...organic farming to the merits of national service and the demerits of modern architecture. In a conversation with Dimbleby, Charles opposed cuts in military spending and criticized ministers for not supporting his pet projects. But his most controversial statements involved the Church of England. Noting that all great religions contain common elements of truth and that his subjects follow a variety of faiths, he suggested that when he becomes King he should be called "Defender of Faith," rather than "Defender of the Faith." Since this would mark a historic break between the monarchy and the Church of England, the statement...