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...accelerated by a futuristic ion-propulsion engine that provided gentle but continuous thrust. And for much of its mission the ship operated somewhat independently of its controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It diagnosed its own systems and navigated with the aid of an electronic brain reminiscent of HAL, the willful computer in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. "What was science fiction a year ago is now science fact," exulted Marc Rayman, the chief mission engineer...
...PEOPLE'S KING According to legend, Henry V mingled with his soldiers incognito on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. In the spirit of Prince Hal, Jordan's 37-year-old King Abdullah last week wore a fake white beard and posed as a TV reporter to interview his subjects. Father would be proud...
...hard. If he can't quite reach his hot-pink ball, he will freak out. And if you take the ball away, he pauses for a second before rotating his head toward you with just the right air of indignant menace (eat your heart out, HAL...
Crockett, freshman shortstop Mark Mager and captain Hal Carey were Honorable Mention selections. --Daniel G. Habib
Crockett, freshman shortstop Mark Mager and captain Hal Carey were Honorable Mention selections...