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...bowl-shaped antenna carried above Voyager 1's ten-sided body is 12 ft. in diameter. At 825 kg (1,820 lbs.), the whole machine weighs less than a Ford Escort. It moves through frictionless space effortlessly from its initial thrust, sometimes affected by the gravitational pull of planets, but able to correct its course with blasts from small thruster rockets. The most complex cluster of equipment is housed forward near its two TV cameras, and includes an infrared radiometer that measures the heat of planets and spectrometers to analyze composition of the atmosphere. The magnetometers for locating...
Undeniably, Detroit's woes are acute. So far, consumer reaction to its new small cars has been tepid. In October, Chrysler's sales were 6% above a year ago on the strength of its K-cars. But Ford was off 20%, despite the debut of its Escort and Lynx subcompacts, and slipped an additional 8.5% in early November...
...decision came in a meeting of police and escort drivers held Thursday to discuss recent complaints of unreliable escort service and police harassment of shuttle bus drivers...
...elimination of unscheduled delays caused by students who flag down escort cars and request rides to off-campus locations will greatly improve the escort service, Chafin said...
...measures adopted at the meeting will allow dispatchers to give students requesting an escort an accurate estimate of the escort car's arrival, Chafin said...