Word: marse
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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For a few days last week, it seemed as if the U.S. and Soviet Russia were racing each other to Mars. No sooner had the U.S. launched Mariner IV from Cape Kennedy than the Russians put up Zond (for Probe) II. Scientists speculated that the Soviets' more powerful rockets...
The fix came none too soon. Besides being a guide on the way to Mars, Canopus also served to aim Mariner's directional radio antenna back toward earth, enabling Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists to calculate the craft's flight path. Knowing that path, the rocketeers were able to...
In the middle of the banquet, Jove leaned over to Mars and whispered, "Did I tell you bout that swinging mortal I met last weekend. God, she--"
"I read all about it in Crowell's Handbook of Classical Literature," said Mars, knocking over Jove's nectar in his excitement. Just look yourself up.--And you might try reading those articles on Tragedy and Comedy, man. Very good for something that concise."
At Cape Kennedy a three-stage, 100-ft. Atlas-Agena rocket blasted downrange over the South Atlantic missile track in a perfect launch. Five minutes later, the protective shield, a redesigned shroud of magnesium thorium, was jettisoned right on schedule. Thirty-seven minutes after that, from a 115-mile-high...