Word: hazardously
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ears & Eyes. Another possible hazard for space travelers is cosmic dust-micro-meteorites. Behind metal plates on the sides of Explorer VI, microphones listen for micrometeoric impacts, register their intensity and frequency. The problem of communication with future space probes or space argonauts is complicated by the fact that radio waves are distorted and deflected when they penetrate the shell of the ionosphere. The satellite carries equipment to study their behavior...
Latest discovered hazard, and potentially the most dangerous yet, was described last week by Physicists E. P. Ney, J. R. Winckler and P. S. Freier of the University of Minnesota, who specialize on observing cosmic rays by means of high-altitude plastic balloons. Last May 10 they heard from astronomers that an unusually powerful flare had erupted on the sun. As they readied their great balloons, a telephone call came from Alaska; Astrophysicist Harold Leinbach was reporting that his radio telescope at College (near Fairbanks) had detected a sudden blackout of radio noise from space. This indicated, said Leinbach, that...
...left, scraping the damaged strut on the concrete runway, huge sheets of sparks flashed into the air, until at last the plane rolled safely to a stop, a good 200 feet short of the foam carpet. At least 1,000 spectators and airport employees surged forward, despite the obvious hazard of leaking fuel and fire. A baby in the crowd whimpered; her mother snapped: "Shut up and watch!" As the first passengers and crew slid down emergency chutes, a burst of applause rippled the tension-charged...
...Elwood Richard Quesada. As the first administrator of the new Federal Aviation Agency, "Pete" Quesada has the tough task of ensuring the safety of the na tion's 93,900 aircraft and millions of passengers as the U.S. slams into the jet age with the speed- and potential hazard-of a .45-cal. bullet. Last week, after buzzing Senators for weeks, Pete Quesada won a major victory. The Sen ate restored $48.8 million of the $76 million cut by the House from FAA's $587 million jet-age budget, bringing the total appropriation for operating expenses to within...
...book might be subtitled "On Guard." Example: many brokers understate the age of a building. A trip to the meter will reveal the tattletale yellowed card left by the electrical inspector and stamped with the property's true age. While most tenants are reliable, there is always the hazard of "The Professional Deadbeat...