Word: outer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...engaged is not socially acceptable at Harvard, Sanchez believes. "People look at us like we're from outer space. Most of the people I know can't imagine making that commitment or being ready to take that step while they're in school...
Indeed, a near burnthrough at a different site on a booster occurred on an earlier Challenger flight, during the summer of 1983. In that case, the insulating material on the interior of the nozzle's throat was scorched away to within half an inch of the nozzle's outer skin...
...black hole is believed to be the stellar remnant formed by the supernova explosion of a star. When the star's outer shell is blown away, the heavier elements of the core collapse upon themselves. This collapsing mass is then compacted by gravity into a mere point from which nothing, not even light, can escape...
...four smaller children file in from the outer room to present themselves to their mother before going to bed. They stall, ask for snacks. Benjamin whines about a cut finger...
...supernatural as an object of wonderment and a source of fun: in one clever installment, an actor portraying a mummy wanders off a movie set and encounters a real mummy. Too many episodes have strained for comic-book laughs revolving around TV in-jokes (some teenagers contact an outer-space civilization that is reproducing old TV sitcoms). Yet even the worst shows have had moments of wit and a let's-try-anything charm...