Word: engineeer
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The twin-engine DC-3 lifted from the runway just after 5 p.m. and headed out over the Pacific for Hawaii. Barely an hour out, the World War II-vintage ship developed what sounded like engine trouble, and returned to San Francisco's International Airport for a thorough checkup...
Ominous though it was, Gemini's sudden fuel shortage provided Agena with an added opportunity to demonstrate that one spacecraft can use another's propulsion and control systems. On orders from Houston, the astronauts shut down Gemini's thrusters; for the remainder of the coupled flight, they...
After they had awakened, Young and Collins swung their craft into position and burned Agena's large thruster for eleven seconds. Again the astronauts felt the kick of the big engine. "It may be only one g.," said Young, "but it's the biggest one g. we ever...
As if liability were not enough to baffle the wisest judges, the puzzle of apportioning damages is often nearly inscrutable. Question: How much should a negligent motorist pay for blocking a fire engine on its way to a burning house? Answer: Only what the vanishing house was worth at the...
Though remaining silent about exact design details, Miller said that the general idea was to construct the front end so that it would, in case of a head-on collision, crumple and be shortened by 24 in. Through an optimum setup of framing, wheels, fenders, hood, engine and other components...