Word: delta
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...military photographic satellites in position to keep watch on the Soviet Union and the Middle East. With the shuttle program on hold and the once trusty Titan turning unreliable, America's ability to get satellites into orbit had been seriously impaired. But NASA looked with confidence to the workhorse Delta. It had flown successfully 43 consecutive times, including its last mission, on Nov. 13, 1984. "We need this satellite," said NASA Acting Administrator William Graham, "and we need to remind ourselves that we have had success in the space program...
...Challenger disaster understandably haunted space officials at the Cape last week as they prepared for their first launch since the accident. They checked and rechecked a 116-foot Delta rocket that was to carry a $57.5 million weather satellite into an equatorial orbit to detect developing hurricanes. When a tiny fuel leak was detected on Thursday, the launch was prudently postponed until Saturday as technicians pored over the problem...
...splashy, well-illustrated 156-page SMP, first brought out in 1981, offers a few scoops: blurred but unique photographs of the Soviet SS-20 intermediate-range missile that threatens Western Europe, Japan and China; and photos of one of the three new Delta IV-class nuclear-powered submarines and of the Su-27 Flanker, an air-defense fighter deployed only this year. But overall, reviews of the book were lukewarm. While many U.S. military experts outside the Pentagon think SMP has improved in accuracy and candor with each new edition, they still regard it as less than totally objective...
Many industry experts expect Lorenzo to re-create Eastern in the image of cut-rate Continental and New York Air. If that happens, few airlines will escape the fallout. Atlanta-based Delta is probably the most vulnerable, since it now competes with Eastern on 80% of its domestic flights...
...Lorenzo to make the first move in a new bout of price slashing. American Airlines last week announced its "Spring for Less" fares, offering discounts of up to 75% on some seats on flights to 117 U.S. cities. The offer is good from April 1 through May 22. United, Delta, Republic and Eastern quickly unveiled their own discounts...