Word: mooned
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Apollo moon missions, from 1967 to 1972, provided cubic tons of melodrama, from the explosion of the Apollo 1 test module that killed three astronauts to Neil Armstrong's buoyant lunar stroll from Apollo 11. The apogee of American know-how and teamwork, the program could, at the flick of a wrong switch, careen from triumph to tragedy. In this job, success meant you forged the ultimate frontier; failure meant you died with the whole world watching...
...visible genital atrophy. Above all," Wilson noted, "her skin was smooth and pliant as a girl's." When asked about menopause, she laughed and replied, "I assure you, Dr. Wilson, I have never yet missed a period. I'm so regular, astronomers could use me for timing the moon...
...catalogs have a garden for every taste and timetable. White Swan markets the Moonlight Garden, a can of seeds for flowers, mainly white, that "reflect the moon and stars," for people whose long hours mean they only get to see their gardens at night. Eighteen dollars buys a straw mat from Smith & Hawken impregnated with 8,000 wildflower seeds, which the impatient gardener can roll onto an awaiting bed of dirt. Just add water...
...have been reported since the Middle Ages. Men with the gene have in the past been displayed as "dog men" or "human werewolves." Scientists hope that the discovery will lead to new ways of treating baldness. No telling whether it may lead to an urge to howl at the moon...
...Force isn't the only service with embarrassing accidents, Diehl notes. During a 1989 flight by two Navy F-14s, the two crewmen aboard a Tomcat "removed their flight suits, helmets and oxygen masks in an apparent attempt to 'moon' the crew of the other aircraft. Unfortunately, this 'college-boy' prank proved fatal when they passed out" and plummeted into the Arizona desert...