Word: orbited
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...first man-made object to penetrate the gaseous atmosphere of the planet. Its instruments are expected to transmit data on the Jovian atmosphere for about 75 minutes before being silenced by the planet's intense atmospheric pressure. Galileo is next scheduled to settle into a two-year-long orbit of Jupiter that will enable it to make detailed studies of the planet and four of its moons...
...seemed to be nearing collapse. An unruly amalgam of six republics, two autonomous provinces and more than a dozen languages, Yugoslavia has been divided against itself since it was founded in 1918. But the charismatic Tito brought unity to Yugoslavia and took it out of the Soviet orbit. Before he died in 1980, after 35 years in power, Yugoslavia appeared to be a model of innovation -- and a proudly neutral nation wooed and respected by both East and West...
Last week's launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base ended the string of failures. The rocket carried into orbit a secret military payload that independent experts believe to be a KH-11 photo-reconnaissance satellite, enabling the U.S. to monitor Soviet compliance with arms agreements...
...aerospace. Airbus, the aircraft consortium backed by the governments of France, Britain, West Germany and Spain, has emerged as a major competitor to America's Boeing in the passenger-jet market. Last month Europe confirmed its successful lift-off in the space market by hoisting two communications satellites into orbit atop an Ariane rocket. While the U.S. space shuttle remains grounded, Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-nation European Space Agency, has in eight years put a total of 19 satellites in space and signed an additional 44 launch contracts worth $2.38 billion...
...directed his considerable intellect, political capital and diplomatic charm to another high-risk international mission. If all goes according to plan, the Phobos probes will take off next summer for Mars. When they reach the Red Planet some 200 days and 118 million miles later, they will orbit for a time, taking data on solar physics. The first Phobos will match orbits with the moon for which it is named, a chunk of rock about 14 miles across believed by many astronomers to be an asteroid captured by Mars' gravity. The other will be a backup...