Word: launching
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...would create problems for the Communists," says a close associate of Big Minh. "Problems of stability, problems of security, political problems. It is much better for them if the first step is by political solution." Even if Big Minh manages to get negotiations started, however, the Communists could still launch limited or even all-out attacks around Saigon as a reminder to the new "third force" government of who was really in control. One likely target would be Saigon's Tan Son Nhut airport, the scene of the ongoing evacuation of both Americans and Vietnamese. In any case many analysts...
...decompression chamber (necessary because Soyuz and Apollo maintain different atmospheric pressures). The spacemen also rehearsed procedures they would follow in the event of such emergencies as a fire or loss of cabin pressure. At week's end the crews were preparing to leave for the Soviet launch center in Kazakhstan, which has never before been visited by U.S. astronauts...
...advantage enjoyed by the Khmer Rouge is its apparent popularity among the general public, possibly because of relief and gratitude that the war is finally over. That reservoir of good will could quickly dry up, however, if the new rulers launch widespread reprisals or move quickly to create a harsh, regimented state. Addressing himself to these potential pitfalls, Khmer Rouge Politburo Member Chau Seng assured a Paris press conference last week that while "there will be some trials in Phnom-Penh, we will judge in a humane way." The new regime will in turn be judged-by its own citizens...
...Helping launch the nation's Bicentennial bash, President Gerald Ford took part in ceremonies in Boston...
...rocket was an old model that had been "less diligently" checked out than usual. NASA's Deputy Administrator George Low, who negotiated the agreement with the Russians for this summer's joint flight, said the space agency had every confidence that "the problem experienced on this launch will be fully evaluated by Soviet officials and that the necessary corrective actions will be taken...