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...speculated that China would have 80 to 100 IRBMs (intermediate range missiles) by the mid-1970s; the first ones, with a range of 1,000 miles, were expected to be deployed some time this year. Studying data about the satellite, some Western scientists believe that it was lofted into orbit by a booster, probably equivalent to the U.S.'s Scout or Redstone rocket. Such a system would also provide enough power to fire a small nuclear warhead 6,000 miles. Since the Chinese have already exploded a missile-type H-bomb warhead, Peking beyond any doubt will, within weeks...
Eccentric Orbit. The New York shows include a total of 43 bronzes at the Marlborough Gallery and 17 stone carvings at M. Knoedler & Co., all done since 1961. Even the smallest pieces have authority. Helmet Head is only 18| in. high; yet it has the majesty of a public monument. "You can see in it the idea of protecting, of mother and child, I suppose," says Moore, "but it doesn't want you to know all about it. One could make a whole career out of this one form...
...should produce man-made satellites.' We are happy to announce that this great call by Chairman Mao has come true." With that characteristic bombast, the New China News Agency last week announced an important technological achievement: the successful lofting of a 381-lb. satellite into earth orbit...
...five hours and 25 minutes after the service-module explosion, the lunar module's descent engine was fired. Had it not burned, Apollo 13 would have swung around the moon but missed the earth on the return trip by 2,951 miles and gone into a wide-ranging earth orbit, stranding the astronauts. But the lunar module engine performed reliably. With only a 30.7-second burn, it put Apollo 13 on a course that would carry it toward a splashdown in the Indian Ocean. Houston?and the world?breathed easier, but Mission Control knew that the burn was only...
...failed to achieve his goal of walking on the moon and may well request to fly still another mission. Beyond that, Lovell says that he plans to stay on with NASA. Some friends, however, believe that his good looks and winning ways might eventually launch him into a new orbit-that of a politician in his home state, Wisconsin...