Word: launchings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...achievement of that goal would launch a new era in medicine. James Wyngaarden, director of the NIH, which will oversee the project, predicts that it will make "major contributions to understanding growth, development and human health, and open new avenues for therapy." Full translation of the genetic message would enable medical researchers to identify the causes of thousands of still mysterious inherited disorders, both physical and behavioral...
CAPE CANAVERAL--Five astronauts blasted-off yesterday morning in the space shuttle Discovery, ready to deliver a $100 million satellite to orbit on the delayed start of an ambitious 1989 launch schedule aimed at putting America "back in the business of space...
...weather forecast--clear skies and mild temperatures--was favorable for launch. Only the possibility of strong high-altitude winds gave any concern, and NASA officials said wind conditions at midnight were acceptable...
Following breakfast, the Coats crew donned flight suits, rode a special van to launch pad 39B and began boarding the $1.5 billion spaceship cabin at about...
Discovery's launch is the 28th for the shuttle program and the third since the Challenger explosion killed seven astronauts on January...