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Word: mishaps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...European rocket releases a satellite directly into orbit, dumping the payload at the correct height. The shuttle is launched by conventional rocket and then depends on rocket boosters to maneuver the satellite to its destination. That two-step process, critics say, is so complicated that the possibility of mishap is increased. Shuttle loyalists, however, insist that Ariane lacks the flexibility of the U.S. craft, and they point to last week's retrieval as an example of its wide range of capabilities. "That's the kind of thing you can't do with an expendable system like Ariane...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Competitor in the Cosmos | 11/26/1984 | See Source »

...latest mishap will sideline the Kirkland House senior and Wellesley native for the remainder...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Carrillo's Knee Injury Ends Career | 10/5/1984 | See Source »

...remained fearful that a slip-up could lead to a gun battle in St. James's Square and a greater loss of life. In the end, however, after more than a week of painstaking negotiation, the withdrawal of diplomats and the closing of embassies was accomplished without further mishap...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diplomacy: We Want Them Out! | 5/7/1984 | See Source »

Thomas Hustus, a 15-year-veteran of the force, suffered bruises, cuts over an eye and a strained shoulder in the Tuesday afternoon, April 17, mishap. Deputy Police Chief Jack W. Morse said yesterday...

Author: By Adam N. Gurfain, | Title: Harvard Motorcycle Policeman Injured in Crash With Car | 4/21/1984 | See Source »

Harvard, again capitalizing on a Jumbo mishap which this time proved to be fatal, got the run it needed to pull out the squeaker in the top of the ninth...

Author: By Kevin Carter, | Title: Batwomen Survive Tufts; Victory Preserves Streak | 4/18/1984 | See Source »

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