Word: methodical
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...easy to see why. After all, the shuttle is simply a glorified tow-truck, carting satellites into space. The shuttle was never meant to be exciting--it was designed as a less expensive method for placing military and communications satellites in orbit...
...most cost-effective method of advancing scientific research is to send spacecraft without astronauts off into different parts of the solar system, in a manner similar to the Voyager spacecraft. Because these spacecraft are inherently much less expensive, less complex and less risky than human-occupied craft, they provide more scientific returns per dollar investment...
...interested in space science. Viking 1 and Viking 2 were sent to Mars in 1975. Arriving in 1976, they provided a wealth of information on the martian atmosphere and martian surface. Viking 1 functioned on Mars for more than six years, proving to be a very cost-effective method of acquiring data about the red planet...
...blood cells are separated. Within 15 minutes the reclaimed blood is back in circulation. Says Northwestern anesthesiologist Ann Ronai: "We're trying to salvage as much blood as possible during the operation, because it's better than somebody else's." The savings can be enormous: when the sponge method is combined with conventional suction, 90% of lost blood can be returned...
...Frazier accepted the evidence when he was brought before the committee," said Adelstein. "He was apologetic and contrite. He ascribed the plagiarism to his method of taking notes and the fact that he was rushed...