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Soon after the test firing, shuttle managers expect to give the go-ahead to a plan for engineers to cut a hole through the rear wall of Discovery's cargo bay in an effort to reach and repair a nitrogen tetroxide leak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Computer Aborts Shuttle Ignition Test | 8/5/1988 | See Source »

...Sullivan singled to score O'Connell and tie the game, 3-3. After Cobb and Sullivan successfully executed a double-steal, Morelli struck out, and catcher Guy Leach tried to pick Cobb off third. Leach's throw sailed past Catone into left field to score Cobb with the go-ahead run. Co-Captain Frank Caprio then ripped a double into left-centerfield to score Sullivan with the final run of the game...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Batsmen Sweep Red; Swept by Tigers | 5/9/1988 | See Source »

...water and a blend of salts to nourish the pilot throughout the flight. In addition, Daedalus' team of five pilot-athletes staggered their training schedules, each of them bicycling an average of 450 miles a week so that one of them would be in peak physical form whenever the go-ahead for the flight came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: On The Wings of Mythology | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

After Morelli struck out, Allen atoned for his earlier error by walking with a full count to tie the score at two. O'Connell then hit a long sacrifice fly to centerfield to score Caprio with the go-ahead run. Crimson 3, Terriers...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: Batsmen Put Terriers in Dog House, 3-2 | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

...combat role. On Wednesday evening Ambassador to Honduras Everett Briggs relayed a letter from Azcona to the White House requesting assistance. The letter did not specifically mention troops, but Azcona later confirmed in a news conference that he had orally asked for this option. Reagan then gave the go-ahead to send four battalions -- two each from the 82nd Airborne, based at Fort Bragg, N.C., and the 7th Infantry Division, based at Fort Ord, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Restrained Show of Force | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

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