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Improbable Pioneer. As the smallest (5 ft. 7 in.), most reticent of the seven original astronauts chosen in 1959, Gus Grissom seemed an improbable space pioneer. Yet he was one of the most talented and experienced of some 50 spacemen the U.S. has trained to date. Rejected by the Air Corps during World War II because he was under age, Grissom applied again when he turned 18, spent his wartime service as an aviation cadet. After his discharge, he got a mechanical-engineering degree at Purdue before rejoining the Air Force in 1950 to stay. He flew 100 combat missions...
...long delay, for scientists must be absolutely certain that the cause of the fire is not a congenital weakness in the ship. Beyond that, it will take months to get the new capsule thoroughly tested and in position atop her Saturn 1-B. The earliest possible date that Apollo 204 could be rescheduled is late summer. Nevertheless, though the entire moonshot schedule will lag far behind expectations, there is no possibility that it will be canceled...
Students will stand a better chance of being assigned to the center and the date of their choice if they file their application as soon as possible. By including "Harvard College" or to "Harvard University" on their mailing address, students are more likely to be assigned to a Harvard center...
...plans are contingent on the study. No one at this time can estimate the cost of the extension. The study might find that it is impossible to dig deep enough for four levels. No date has been set for the completion of the study...
...effects. If you dance near one of the high frequency stroboscopic lights, your partner's smooth motion becomes a panorama of frozen positions superimposed on each other. Soon an IBM computer will be moved in to help control the blinking red and blue lights. And if you take your date over to a corner, about all you can see in the ultraviolet light is her glowing blouse and nail-polish...