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Dropping Pressure. At 56 minutes after launch, Cooper began the mission's first important maneuver. By firing his aft thrusters at just the right moment for just the right length of time, he gave his craft a "kick in the apogee" and moved it into an even more precise...
Please Acknowledge. During the next pass over the U.S., the astronauts were ordered to cut off one of the two fuel cells, in the hope that the maneuver might help the ailing system. The fourth revolution was even quieter than the third. The astronauts were instructed: "If you have had...
Money Maneuvers. In a direct maneuver against the U.S., France last week tried to undercut Treasury Secretary Henry Fowler's call for an international summit meeting to reform the world's monetary system (TIME, July 16). Said French Finance Minister Valery Giscard d'Estaing: "The suggested procedure...
Such a maneuver is based on the solution of complex mathematical equations involving all the intricacies of space mechanics. Computers at JPL took into account Mariner's speed and trajectory, its location in relation to the point in Mars's orbit where the encounter should take place, and...
Thin & Dusty. For hours no one would know for sure. While the JPL crew waited anxiously, Mariner swooped around the back side of Mars. It was out of touch with Earth for 54 minutes. During this maneuver, it performed one additional and highly important experiment. Mariner beamed radio signals back...