Word: lifting
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...launch was a solid success - a good, clean lift-off galvanized by 2.4 million Ibs. of thrust from twin solid-fuel boosters. The Titan IIIC resembled three huge bullet-nosed flashlights standing side by side. The 127-ft. center rocket was a souped-up version of the liquid-fueled Titan II that boosted Gemini astronauts on two successful shots. Strapped on to each side were two 85-ft. rockets, each one containing five 39-ton solid-fuel segments stacked one on top of the other. Within three-tenths of a second of ignition, the two solid-fuel boosters reached their...
...orbit payloads of scientific instruments, communications satellites, a satellite for the detection of nuclear explosions in outer space, as well as test runs of equipment for the Air Force's proposed Manned Orbital Laboratory. Future solid boosters, claims United Technology Center, developer of the booster stage, could produce lift-off thrusts of 18 million Ibs. Proponents of solids are even hoping that the Titan IIIC success will get NASA to change its mind and incorporate strap-on solid boosters in its Saturn V, the rocket that is being designed to propel man to the moon...
Marking Up. Pricing Down. How much of a genuine lift the big crop will give Cuba's staggering economy is debatable. Most of the sugar is already earmarked for Castro's Communist partners, leaving little for the world market. Of the total, 3,300,000 tons will go to Russia, Red China and other Communist countries at a price Castro claims to be "something over 6? per lb." This trade is strictly barter, and the Russians are notorious for their markups. Compared with what they would pay in the West, the Eastern European satellites shell out 59% more...
Exploitation by the Few. Turning to the Communist Party in the U.S., Hoover said that it numbers only about 10,000 members, with estimates of sympathizers running as high as 90,000. He was worried by the possibility that Soviet intelligence will get a lift because "our Government is about to allow [the Russians] to establish consulates in many parts of the country, which of course will make our work more difficult." Similarly, cultural-exchange schemes invite Soviet spying. "We have found in practically every cultural exchange group or student group that has come to this country, there is always...
Penn's victory undoubtedly will be a lift for Eastern racquet coaches in general, who have been plagued by Harvard coach Jack Barnaby's "good luck charm." In the past several years, Barnaby has won an amazing number of "cliff-hangers" in tennis and squash...