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...Venusian atmosphere were 50 times as high as expected. Since then, the sulfur dioxide lev els have been slowly tapering off, just as they drop after a major volcanic eruption on earth. Another investigator, Fred Scarf of TRW Inc., the spacecraft's builders, disclosed that an on-board instrument called a plasma-wave detector had recorded repeated lightning discharges over two mountain regions. On earth, such electrical activity commonly accompanies volcanic outbursts...
...panels so that it can generate its own electricity from sunlight. It would thus be able to float freely in space between shuttle missions. Initially, the unmoored laboratory would be unoccupied, acting simply as a remote-controlled observatory for scientists on earth. Eventually, more modules could be added with on-board living facilities, thereby enabling scientist-astronauts to remain in space for weeks and even months at a time...
Detroit has been skeptical of the kind of Japanese gadgetry shown last week. Charles L. Knighton, Ford vice president of small-car engineering and planning, calls many of the devices "dust catchers." Ford has received mixed reaction to its on-board computer, which provides information like projected gas mileage and estimated time of arrival for a trip. Chrysler offered the talking feature on its 1983 models, but consumer response has been so poor that the company may abandon it. Said AMC's Murphy: "The pure gimmickry won't sell if people think it cheapens the car." Nonetheless...
...time, Air Force generals thought they had the answer to a pilot's prayer. Using on-board computers, the Low Altitude Navigation, Targeting Infra-Red Night system, known as LANTIRN, was touted as the new technology that could guide pilots of F-16s and A-10s close to the ground during bad weather or at night. Then, while helping U.S. aces dodge hills and other obstacles, LANTIRN would spot enemy targets and automatically program air-to-ground missiles on an instantaneous search-and-destroy mission. To be sure, the LANTIRN program's price tag was $1 billion...
Passengers seem to feel the same way. They do not mind paying 50? for a soft drink, or $3 for every bag checked. After all there is plenty of room for carry-on luggage, and People's buy-while-you-fly on-board ticket sellers eliminate those long waits at airport counters. But it is the fares that clinch customers' loyalty. Eastern Air Lines, once the king of the New York-Florida routes, is scrambling now to hold on to the business. Reason: People's $69 one-way fare ($49 at night) Eastern, whose standard coach fares...