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...space shuttle's orbiter. A Soviet TV commentator declared in a post-launch videotape that the new rocket could lift into space "the blocks from which cities will be built." Even U.S. observers were impressed. "It's the most powerful rocket in the world -- ever," said James Oberg, a Houston-based expert on Soviet space ventures, after the launch. Unlike the usual Soviet behemoths, he added, "it's a sophisticated technological rocket" comparable to the Saturn V that launched Skylab. The only difference, according to Oberg, is that "ours are rusting in museums and theirs are flying...
Sailing third at Oberg Trophy Regatta...
...Harvard varsity sailing team finished in third place at the Oberg Trophy Regatta this weekend...
From Houston comes the clear voice of Alcestis Oberg, space author: "I protest the graying of NASA, the aging of thought, the middle-aged acquiescence to discouraging circumstances, the paralysis of spirit and the stagnation of vision." We should join this courageous woman...
...Harvard JV sailing team breezed to a second place finish in the Oberg Trophy...