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...orbital speed decreases, the man-carrying satellite will curve downward into the atmosphere. The capsule will hit the thin upper air at almost 18,000 m.p.h.-enough energy of motion to turn capsule and pilot into incandescent vapor unless it is dissipated effectively. To ground watchers, the capsule will flare like a shooting star, leaving a broad track of flame in the sky. The pilot is expected to feel, for a brief period, about 10 g of deceleration...
Tufts came roaring back in the second half, and with 8:29 remaining in the game the Jumbos hit for seven straight points to cut its deficit to 53-46. Tempers began to flare during the Tufts surge, as Donohue and Jumbo Dick Mapp exchanged punches in a free-ball scramble and when a struggle for a rebound produced a ten-man pile-up under the basket...
...gigantic wave swept the men into the water. They fought their way back aboard. The Sartori's searchlight swept over the raft, but flashed away again. As the ship came closer, Fleming frantically tore at his last flare. At first, he could not get through the protective casing. He chewed at it, got it open-but it would not ignite. The Sartori moved...
...moon is highly susceptible, warned CETEX, because its atmosphere contains so little matter (only 10 to 100 tons); even a flare bright enough to be seen from the earth might release enough volatile material to contaminate it seriously...
...airplane under attack can foil the Sidewinder under some conditions by firing a flare or other hot object to deceive it and lure it away. This is not easy, and not always effective. The flare must be nearly as hot as the jet exhaust, and it must be released at exactly the proper moment...