Word: missions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...probably would not do anything with the Mir. It does not fit the mission profile for tourists in space. Our mission plan is to provide the tourist with an artificial-gravity environment by spinning the facility. If you do that on the Mir, it falls apart. --Gregory Bennett, V.P., Bigelow Aerospace, a firm developing space cruises and hotels...
...MISSION] Help scientists learn more about flight control. The information may improve the aerodynamic capabilities of micro-air vehicles (planes with a 6-in. wingspan...
...MISSION Find land mines. Explosive devices leak small amounts of chemicals into the air. Researchers hope that by analyzing the chemical content in a hive, they can determine if explosives are in the area...
...MISSION] Trained to associate food with compounds given off by chemical and biological weapons, wasps may swarm to areas where they're hidden...
...MISSION] Provide information on how to detect very low levels of chemicals. Moths could also be trained like wasps...