Word: missions
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...then Petrograd) was, like much of the U.S.S.R., stricken with famine. Perhaps even worse, epidemics of typhoid, smallpox and other diseases were sweeping the country. But in August, 1921, Herbert Hoover's A.R.A. (American Relief Administration) arrived in the Soviet Union and for 23 months carried on a mission of mercy to Leningrad and other Russian cities...
...When our mission was completed, the entire A.R.A. staff was given a banquet in the Kremlin at which we were told that we had saved 20 million lives. Is it unreasonable to believe that many of those who defended Leningrad in 1941 were able to do so because, in 1921-23, they were saved from famine and pestilence by the Americans...
...Jordan River, leaving buildings, installations and many vehicles intact. For a time, Kallia was merely another dot on Israeli military maps of the occupied territories. Then, just a year ago, the soldier-farmers of Nahal, an acronym in Hebrew meaning "pioneering fighting youth," were dispatched to Kallia. Their mission: to protect Kallia and its portion of the frontier facing Jordan-and to make the desert bloom for Israel...
...four fire extinguishers began to leak carbon dioxide into the cabin. It was quickly placed outside. The following day, the unit that had detected the carbon dioxide ceased to function. But Tektite technicians began hourly atmosphere checks to ensure the safety of the aquanauts and expressed confidence that their mission would continue successfully for its scheduled two-month duration. If everything goes according to plan, the aquanauts hope to complete underwater biological and geological studies, learn more about diving and sonar techniques and supply medical and behavioral data that will help scientists plan the longer manned space flights...
...earth's atmosphere and would not have to carry additional equipment and supplies for the long trip to and from the moon, it could be tens of thousands of pounds lighter than other lunar landing vehicles. The weight reduction would be great enough, he calculated, for the entire mission to be launched by one Saturn 5-type rocket...