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America's space program owes an unexpected debt to Batman--as well as to Seabiscuit, the Hulk and dozens of other movie projects. Or at least it will, come early September, if a helicopter stunt pilot who sharpened his skills on all those films succeeds in bringing one of NASA's most unusual--and least known--spacecraft home safely. The ship is called Genesis, the helicopter pilot is Cliff Fleming, and together they may help NASA get its best-ever chance to examine a piece of the sun itself...
...those reasons, NASA called on Fleming's skills as a helicopter pilot. When the ship returns, he and a two-man crew will be waiting in the air, giving chase at about 9,500 ft. in a Eurocopter A-star chopper. When they reach the falling probe, they will use a 20-ft. catch pole with a latching hook on the end to snag the parafoil. The hook will then detach from the pole, although it will still be connected by a cable. At that point a pyrotechnic blast will fire a pin across the mouth of the hook, sealing...
...locations. Guests can visit kiosks to check in, check out, upgrade rooms or leave messages for other guests. Hilton has kiosks in Chicago, New York City and Boston and plans to expand to a total of 45 hotels by the end of the year. Marriott is running a pilot kiosk program in a handful of its hotels as well, and the smaller, members-only hotel chain Club Quarters has kiosks in multiple locations...
...billion Amount by which the US Airways pilot pension plan is underfunded...
...class come with high-torque V-6 or V-8 engines and all-wheel drive for grippier road handling. With their lower centers of gravity, they score better in rollover tests than most SUVs do, with the Chrysler Pacifica earning top marks, followed by the Nissan Murano, Honda Pilot and Volvo XC90. (See results at safercar.gov...