Word: juts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Cameras & Beacons. Tiros I is drum-shaped (diameter 42 in., height 19 in.), and is spangled on top and sides with 9,000 small solar cells that yield about 19 watts of electricity to keep its storage batteries charged. From its top and bottom jut five radio antennas and the lenses of two TV cameras. The inside is packed with micro-miniaturized electronic equipment that can seemingly perform miracles...
When a "big one" is scheduled for a night test, a honking sound beats for a few minutes over the still desert to warn the unwary. Then privileged watchers inside the fence feel the ground tremble under their feet, see a long, white, incredibly brilliant flame jut horizontally out of the hillside. The show lasts for about one minute and shuts off abruptly. There is no fuss, no dramatic countdown, seldom any delay...