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Word: hearin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Sixteen min. later, after emerging from the blackout, Engle gave his machine the test pilot's ultimate accolade: "The bird is real solid. A good solid bird all the way." From Mission Control came a relieved reply: "Well, we love hearin' it." As Engle's bird approached California's Big Sur country, it was flying faster than a bullet-at ten times the speed of sound-and dropping like a rock, 20 times faster than a similar-size DC-9 jet on landing. Finally, it came out of the blue, a tiny, glistening white speck that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Radiant Lift-Off, Hasty Landing | 11/23/1981 | See Source »

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