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...heard that Shepherd has been criticized by the Russians for being inexperienced. How is he dealing with that? Yes, there have been repeated questions about his ability to command. American shuttle flights are of short duration, and Shepherd had just about two weeks' experience in orbit, compared to cosmonauts who spend months in space. Krikalev, for one, has spent more than year in space. The first cosmonaut pilot assigned to the crew and charged with the task of flying the Soyuz capsule refused to serve with Shepherd, whom he considered a rookie. Shepherd's authority was further undermined by Russian...
...Once in orbit, though, he proved he is no wallflower, as the onetime demolition expert dropped a small bomb on NASA administrator Daniel Goldin during an orbit-to Earth exchange...
...pretty strange situation. Whichever, I'll tell you, it's indicative of where Olympic sport is today. The U.S. track and field team may pose as a unit on NBC, but down here it was comprised of a core at the Village with several of these brilliant satellites in orbit. Team Johnson, with Michael and his golden shoes, was headquartered at a hotel, Team Marion was out in a suburb called Bankstown and the Greene Team, itself a subset of HSI, had a beach rental. Olympics in the new millennium...
...continues to navigate her way through electronica, this time with French producer Mirwais Ahmadzai. Less adventurous than Ray, Music is more consistent. Madonna has to work hard to summon real emotion, but a few songs, including the skittery Don't Tell Me, manage a dry pathos. Locked in orbit high above mere mortals, she still has the power, on occasion, to turn our tides...
...Impressive Instant" will get even the stodgiest of boys on the dance floor and "Runaway Lover" takes the momentum and spins another crisp (if slightly repetitive) club tune. William Orbit returns to contribute "Amazing," an even more souped up variation on the melody of "Beautiful Stranger...