Word: orbital
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...free world's less developed areas place themselves firmly on the road to progress? If we do not measure up to the challenge-if through unwise or inadequate actions on our part we allow the newly emerging nations to be dragged one by one into the Communist orbit-then, as surely as night follows day, our own freedom cannot long endure...
...having the time of his life. Using his code name triumphantly, over and over again he radioed, "I am eagle, I am eagle." Once he added for any and all listeners: "I wish you had it so good." As the earth twisted beneath him-22° with each orbit-putting him successively over new continents and nations (see diagram), he proudly transmitted appropriate messages: Master Sergeant James...
...drama of the Soviet Union's Major German Stepanovich Titov as he whirled in orbit around the planet was of a sort to excite the spirit of men everywhere. But the cold war was still to be won or lost on earth itself, with Berlin the major battleground. And last week, as the whole German question seemed to be reverting to a talking matter, the U.S. was moving with an increasing confidence that might well prove to be more important than space rivalry...
...Kong, which is about to be shot on location in London. Arriving for work, Teapot Dome Crosby poured himself a cuppa, resulting in a rare publicity shot: Crosby minus toupee. The tea provided a needed bracer against the role of a Do-It-Yourself Space Kit salesman shot into orbit with his colleague, Hope, by a mad scientist (Robert Morley) who is trying to conquer space. Dorothy Lamour will remain pretty much on the ground in a brief, nostalgic sarong; Joan (Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!) Collins is the chase cake this time...
...became as vulnerable as a paper boat in a storm. The difference spelled a near disaster that taught the U.S. space program some valuable lessons, and may cause a third astronaut to be flung aloft before the program can proceed with its plan to put a man into orbit...