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WILL NASA WHITEWASH PROBLEMS AS IT DID AFTER CHALLENGER? The haunting fact of Challenger was that engineers who knew about the booster-joint problem begged NASA not to launch that day and were ignored. Later the Rogers Commission, ordered to get to the bottom of things, essentially recommended that nothing...
Chinese Opportunities The stories on "China's New Revolution" [June 27] offered a unique perspective on my country's political and social changes. "Small World, Big Stakes" made the point that instead of politicians and scholars, the most important figures for China's future and its relationship with the U.S...
SENTENCED. FARYADI SARWAR ZARDAD, 42, former Afghan warlord; to 20 years in a British prison, for torture and hostage taking; in London. In the first trial in Britain for torture committed by a foreigner in another country, Zardad was convicted of human-rights violations while ruling the region of Sarobi...
Even though being an action hero might not be his ultimate career goal (he has just shot a movie about a civil rights--era basketball coach and wants to do a slapstick comedy), Lucas certainly works hard at it. To prep for the role, he went through the Air Force...
As pilot trainees, we underwent several months of intensive study learning how to maneuver by depth, direction and speed. There were two hatches, one above and one below the cockpit. These were not for escape purposes; even if the pilot attempted to escape, he wouldn?t survive. My training propelled...