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...Apollo 7 was Schirra's third and last mission. Having joined the space agency as one of the original seven astronauts in 1959, the former Korean war combat pilot became the fifth American in space, orbiting the Earth in his tiny Mercury spacecraft in 1962. In 1965, he returned to space aboard Gemini 6 with co-pilot Tom Stafford, rendezvousing with Frank Borman and Jim Lovell, already waiting in orbit in Gemini 7. After those two trips, there wasn't much that rattled Schirra, but agreeing to fly Apollo 7 at all still took some spine...
...Slayton must have known, however, doing his job was precisely what Schirra was engaged in for the entire 11 days aloft. Astronauts were pilots first and showmen second. And while the silver flight suits and the smiling press events and the ticker-tape parades belied that, they were hired for their unique understanding of the machines they flew and their hardheaded ability to coax the most from them. That was Schirra's gift. And if flipping off his boss was necessary to get his work done, well, he was happy to do that too. Kraft, 83, wound up respecting Schirra...
...life's recurring unpleasant moments that Rajiv Mehta, owner of an interior-design company in New Delhi, has come to dread. During Mehta's frequent business trips in India, his flight often approaches its destination only to have the pilot announce that the plane will have to circle the airport for a while-not because there's bad weather or a mechanical glitch, but because of congestion on the ground. Mehta's plight is shared by thousands of his countrymen. Thanks to India's economic prosperity and the booming growth of its airline industry, more Indians are flying today than...
...Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) established a pilot program yesterday in which future editions of the online CUE guide will contain the full text of students’ reviews of classes. [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
CORRECTION: The May 3 news article “CUE Guide Adopts Use of Full Text” incorrectly stated that the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) established a pilot program, set to begin next year, which would include the full text of student course evaluations in the online CUE guide. In fact, the CUE only decided to discuss the possibility of a pilot program with the Faculty Council. The story also incorrectly stated that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote on making the program required next year. In fact, no date has been set for a vote...