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...sure, what propelled the Apollo crewmen to the moon was more than just "Kilroy was here" egoism. Over the course of the half a dozen landing missions, the astronauts pried loose and carried home 838.2 lbs. of lunar rocks, providing Earthbound scientists with rare tissue samples of a nearby body whose geological origins mirror the solar system's own. Priceless as the artifacts were, however, in the days of Apollo, geology was always trumped by poetry, and everybody within the space community knew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Asked For The Moon | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...power to her. Her bravado may even have a salutary effect. Perhaps the booters' out-front sexuality will prompt all their come-lately fans--girls and boys both--to reconsider what constitutes healthy, full-bodied femininity. Fit as fiddles, Chastain is 5 ft. 7 in. and 130 lbs., Scurry is 5 ft. 8 in. and 145 lbs., Foudy is 5 ft. 6 in. and 130 lbs., Akers is 5 ft. 10 in. and 150 lbs. There's no heroin chic in Babe City. Those, little Suzie, are role-model physiques...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Goodbye to Heroin Chic. Now It's Sexy to Be Strong | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

Runner ROGER BANNISTER, 25, British, 154 lbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Then & Now: Jul. 19, 1999 | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...Runner] HICHAM EL GUERROUJ, 24, Moroccan, 128 lbs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Then & Now: Jul. 19, 1999 | 7/19/1999 | See Source »

...nearest grocery store. Then there's the ham-sandwiches-in-the-cooler option. Whatever you choose, make sure there's plenty of it: in the words of one road hog, "If we ate as much at home as we eat on vacation, we'd all weigh 500 lbs." And don't forget the snacks, in the car or on the plane: string cheese, dried fruit, cookies and crackers, fruit snacks, carrot and celery sticks, granola bars, trail mix and lots of juice and bottled water. If you're sick of hearing "Hey, she got more than me!," give each child...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Family Travel: Are We There Yet? | 6/21/1999 | See Source »

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