Word: rocketeers
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Official recognition was granted by the University to the Harvard Rocket Society at a meeting of the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs last week...
...purpose of the society, as stated in its constitution, is "to provide a center for rocket research and experimentation." For this spring, the club plans a series of discussion groups to be led by various local profesors. They also plan the construction and static testing of a rocket...
...falling back to earth. Last week's shoot, bossed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, worked almost exactly as planned. The launching vehicle was a Chrysler-built Army Jupiter beefed up with extra fuel for extra range. Mounted on its massive shoulders were 15 small, solid-fuel rockets arranged to fire in three stages (see diagram). Perched on the nose of the final rocket was the gilded cone itself, Pioneer...
...pretty Queen Frederilca and towering King Paul shared a turn about the floor and a moment of royal amusement. Later, Her Majesty gave a club group a few homey recollections of last fall's U.S. trip. Sample: when the Queen asked to see the launching of a moon rocket she was told that the request posed difficulties because future visitors might use it as a precedent. "Why don't you," suggested Frederika helpfully, "make a rule that only queens and upwards...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 3--A roaring Juno II rocket was launched early this morning carrying Pioneer IV, a potential sun planet. The goal of Army scientists was to hurl a 13-pound gold-plated satellite past the moon, 221,000 miles away, in 34 hours and ultimately into a solar orbit a half million miles from earth...