Word: fueled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...blind spot," confessed a top National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineer. North American Aviation's highest officials shared the blind spot. Said President J. Leland Atwood: "The pad testing seemed to be almost mundane and routine. If I thought of the pad testing, without any fuel aboard and without preparing to launch, as anything potentially dangerous, it would have been a little bit beyond my comprehension." Said Astronaut Frank Borman, a member of the review board who might fly an Apollo himself some day: "We overlooked the possibility of a spacecraft fire...
...would then be aimed at the capsule, almost instantly converting the water into steam that would burst the capsule and blast the rock. Powerful microwave beams could also be used to power the first stage of a rocket during launch and at relatively low altitudes, reducing the amount of fuel required for the mission...
...search for new, non-polluting power sources grows ever more active. Speaking at Columbia University in Manhattan last week, Dr. Richard S. Morse, head of a Commerce Department team studying motor vehicles, said that the Government was interested in "any possible means of moving people and goods around," including "fuel cells, batteries, turbines and steam engines." In fact, said Morse, "we're looking at everything from rubber bands...
...Fuenzalida made six passes at 60 feet. Luton was so excited that he recorded a complete commentary before he noticed that he had no tape in his recorder. In order to get pictures, Sayle and Beggin took turns switching seats with Fuenzalida. In the shuffle, Beggin kicked off the fuel control. Fuenzalida noticed it in time, switched the gas back...
Lockheed has suggested launching an unmanned Agena rocket to carry needed fuel, supplies or parts to a disabled ship. The Agena could even lock onto the crippled vehicle, enabling it to use the Agena's control and propulsion systems to return to earth. M.I.T. students have drawn up plans for a fleet of lifting-body rescue craft mounted on Titan 3C rockets and standing ready on launching pads-like a space-age version of the Coast Guard-to rendezvous with distressed spacecraft...