Word: projects
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...height of the tail fin on the new car and to be more prepared to shed blood, sweat and tears." It was true, as some scientists said, that the U.S., with an all-out effort, probably could have fired its own satellite by now. (Last week Project Vanguard put its 72-ft. TV2 launching rocket-see cut-through the third in a series of seven tests.) Contrariwise it was true that the U.S. had lost its lead because, in spreading its resources too thin, the nation had skimped too much on military research and development. Russia's victory...
...week's end, as the Teamsters trooped happily home, Hoffa made it clear that "every ounce of strength" meant the sinews of his own newly gained personal power. His first project was to centralize the power of the Teamsters' four loose-knit sectional baronies so that no one can question henceforth who might be the boss of the Teamsters. It's Jimmy Hoffa...
...from the U.S. to the U.K., would send a high-level trade delegation to Britain, and would consider lowering barriers against purchases in Britain by Canadian tourists. For his part, Thorneycroft soothingly took the steam out of his free-trade proposal by describing it as such a long-term project, i.e., twelve to 15 years, that he expected no official Canadian reply...
Biggest surprise was the sputnik's weight: 184.3 lbs. The U.S. Project Vanguard has hoped to send 21½ lbs. into space, less than one-eighth of the sputnik. Some critics cited the weight of the Russian satellite as proof that it is crude; but in satellite launching, the weight placed on the orbit is a measure of success...
...sputnik's orbit is also much higher than Project Vanguard hoped to achieve. The U.S. satellite was expected to revolve at a minimum of 300 miles above the earth. This altitude would have touched the fringe of the atmosphere, probably limiting the satellite's life to a few days. The sputnik revolves some 559 miles up, an altitude at which it could keep circling around for years...