Word: meteoric
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...fired, the rods were folded back against the sphere, but swung outward on swivels when the satellite reached its orbit. The sphere is filled with nitrogen gas, presumably to help it get rid of the heat developed by the electrical equipment. If the satellite is punctured by a meteor, the gas pressure will fall at a rate that could tell the size of the meteor hole...
...meteor-tracking Super-Schmidt telescopic cameras in Canada have been alerted to watch for the satellite, but Whipple indicated that he did not feel that adequate photographs of the object could be taken until a special telescope in South Pasadena, Calif., was able to observe it. Such observation will not be possible for at least ten days...
Next spring the first major satellite to rise will carry instruments to study the sun's ultraviolet rays; the second will record the erosion of meteor particles the size of sand grains; the third, only 13 in. in diameter, will be made of plastic (instead of magnesium), will measure air density and the earth's magnetic field. Jobs for the other three satellites have not yet been picked...
...delegates knew, the military persuades or forces many Latin American governments to spend a fifth of the budget for arms that rarely see use in the country's defense. Item: Tiny, poverty-ridden Ecuador owns twelve Meteor jet fighters, six Canberra jet bombers, two jet trainers. Because the U.S. has supplied many of the arms under mutual-defense treaties, some of the overarmed Latin Americans had sharp retorts for Anderson's remarks. "Tell it to the Pentagon," said an Ecuadorian. But the overall reception was surprisingly friendly. Probable reason: Secretary Anderson was talking to Finance Ministers, who must...
...will fire. When it burns out at 75 miles above the earth, Far Side will be climbing at about 18,000 m.p.h., and it will not stop until it has climbed 4,000 miles. When it falls back, the friction of the atmosphere will burn Far Side like a meteor before it can reach the earth...