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While aloft in the Skylab station-in orbit since May 14-the astronauts will perform a complex series of tasks, including observation of the comet Kohoutek. The three men, who if all goes well are not due to return until February 1974, will be making the last U.S. manned space journey until the joint Russian-American flight, scheduled for July...
Kohoutek probably originated far beyond the outermost planet, where billions of comets are believed to orbit the sun. They were apparently born out of the same cloud of interstellar dust and gas that created the sun and the planets some 4.6 billion years ago, and have remained largely unchanged since. Occasionally, the tug of a nearby star pulls a comet into a far more elongated orbit, bringing it closer to the sun and making it visible from earth. Thus, as Kohoutek approaches, astronomers will have a rare opportunity to learn more about the primordial stuff out of which the solar...
...launch several rockets carrying instruments to observe the comet from above the earth's obscuring atmosphere. Mariner 10, an unmanned spacecraft scheduled to be launched on Nov. 3 for a flyby of Venus and Mercury, will transmit a TV picture of Kohoutek. Pioneer 8, another satellite already in orbit around the sun, should be in position in early January to transmit radio signals through the comet's tail, thus providing clues to its makeup. Even the space agency's large Goldstone antenna in California's Mojave Desert will be mobilized-to bounce radar signals...
Down the other end of the line, seniors preparing for re-entry into the real world might prefer to remain in orbit if no change occurs soon in the dismal job market--as reported by the Office of Career Services and Off-Campus Learning (OCSOCL...
Finally he settled down with Priscilla on Long Island, sinking uneasily into obscurity and the corporate life. There was plenty of money and comfort, but no jollies, no applause, no reporters seeking hot copy from him. So eventually he drifted into his orbit of betting and senior tournaments. He is probably as surprised as anyone else at his rebirth this year...