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WEDNESDAY: Shortly after midnight on Christmas Day, the astronauts planned to burn Apollo's engine again, in order to boost their speed to 6,060 m.p.h., and head back toward earth. This maneuver would also occur behind the moon, so that long minutes would pass before earth stations knew...
As the earth recedes behind them, the astronauts will separate their spacecraft from the S-4B, move about 50 ft. ahead of it, and then turn to face it. During this maneuver, protective panels will be jettisoned from the S-4B, exposing the dummy lunar module (LM) carried in its...
A classic example of tactical guile was offered by the Prophetess Deborah in her battle with the Canaanite general, Sisera. Pursued by better-armed forces, Deborah, according to the Book of Judges, refused to close with them headon. Instead, she took up a defensive position on the slopes of Mount...
Sir: If the liberal President before him could not appease a raucous Negro population with heavy legislation for human rights, how is the comparatively conservative Nixon expected to do so? If a liberal Democratic President could not manage a liberal Democratic Congress, how is the conservative Republican expected to maneuver...
There may be hidden reasons why Goodwin prefers to remain a power behind candidates. He is freer to maneuver and runs less risk of passing his political prime. But more immediate reasons become clear when you meet him.