Word: probe
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...ground stations. Much more was riding on Discovery, though, than a single satellite. Without a successful launch, NASA could not hope to stick to its ambitious schedule of seven shuttle flights this year. And those flights are vital to a whole series of important scientific missions, including sending a probe to Jupiter and placing a powerful telescope in orbit. Those launches, plus several other missions that do not depend on the shuttle, could make 1989 the most eventful year in space science since the 1970s...
BOSTON--State Attorney General James Shannon lashed out at House Speaker George Keverian '53 (D-Everett) and the Massachusetts House yesterday, saying his ethics bill and a corruption probe into the speaker's office led House leaders to cut his budget...
...maintenance costs for every hour that a plane is carrying passengers, vs. $377 for Delta, which has a newer fleet and advanced maintenance equipment. Some experts and airline employees have contended that cash-strapped airlines will be tempted to skimp on maintenance. But when the FAA conducted an intensive probe of one such carrier, Eastern, no serious faults were found...
...spokesperson Greg Jones said yesterday that the bureau would not comment on the investigation. But others connected with the probe said Stoll deserved much of the credit...
...West, political leaders and the general public alike reacted with anger and disbelief to the outrage of a foreign despot declaring a death sentence on another country's citizen whose only crime, at least in Western eyes, was to probe the meaning of his Islamic heritage. In Washington, the State Department said it was "appalled" by Khomeini's statement as well as by the reward for Rushdie's murder. The Dutch Foreign Minister canceled a trip to Tehran. The British government found itself at the center of the controversy -- because Rushdie is a British citizen and because its Tehran embassy...