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Lecturer on Astronomy Thomas M. Dame, who has been an instructor for “Astrophysics Laboratory,” said he did not look forward to losing the site. “Over the 18 year history of the course, the experiment conducted at Oak Ridge has consistently been...
...seems the shuttle program will plod on. NASA has always stressed that all spacecraft--even the shuttles--are unproven machines. "It's different from a commercial plane," says Hale. "[This is] an experimental vehicle." After 24 years, two lost ships and another scare this week, it may be time to ask if it's still an experiment worth conducting. --Reported by Stefano Coledan/ Cape Canaveral, Deborah Fowler/Houston and Eric Roston/Washington
The corn lobby disputes it, but nutritionists have long singled out the high-fructose corn syrup used to sweeten soft drinks as one of the reasons so many U.S. kids are overweight. It certainly doesn't help mice stay trim. In an experiment at the University of Cincinnati, mice that...
Throwaway rockets can fail too. Last month a French-built Ariane exploded on lift-off. No one cared, except the insurance companies that covered the payload, because there was no crew aboard. NASA's insistence on sending a crew on every shuttle flight means risking precious human life for mindless...
Plotz, who is also a Crimson editor, was reminded of this kooky experiment soon after its founder’s death led to its closing. He remembered that the original articles had interested him as a child. He began to investigate the institution in a series of articles for the...