Word: jettison
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...issues. There was good reason, he believes, to support Diem at the beginning. The man seemed vigorous and dedicated, and the entire population--not only the Catholic refugees from the North--seemed reluctant to accept Communist rule from Hanoi. But, partly because the U.S. failed to pressure Diem to jettison the Nhus, the political situation in South Vietnam is now thoroughly muddled. Harlech feels it is now time for the U.S. to concentrate its resources--political, diplomatic, and military--on one goal: getting out--with "honor," but also with some speed...
...entire system was triply redundant. If one set of circuits disagreed with the other two, the system would take an instantaneous vote, with the majority ruling. In a series of programmed commands halfway through the 40-minute flight, the unit ordered itself and the second-stage engine to jettison...
Kahn argues that in order to survive we must jettison our indifference and our traditional biases. He sees the present as a period of transition to a more stable international order, in which escalation will be "the midwife of history." If we wish to influence the course of this transition and avoid nuclear war, we must learn to use carefully controlled violence--or threats of escalation--as a rational means of achieving our ends...
Mariner started its historic journey on Nov. 28, 1964, only three weeks after Mariner III failed because it could not jettison its protective shroud. A powerful Atlas-Agena rocket lofted the 575-lb. Mariner IV through Earth's atmosphere, then kicked it loose to take off on its own like a great flying windmill. The spacecraft, freed from a cocoon-like covering, unfolded the four solar panels that powered its instruments by converting the sun's energy into electricity. With those panels deployed, it measured 22 ft. 7½ in. across...
...that it is accessible to probing spacecraft from earth only one month out of every 25-a period referred to by scientists as "the window." All through November the window was open, but the first U.S. attempt to peek inside failed when the Mariner C spacecraft, unable to jettison its 300-lb. fiber-glass protective shield, could not attain the necessary speed...