Word: rocketeers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fighter raced off a runway at California's Edwards Air Force Base last Friday, soared to 35,000 ft., then launched an 18-ft.-long, two- stage rocket. At the same time, some 320 miles above the Pacific, an inoperative six-year-old satellite hurtled along at 17,000 m.p.h. A 35-lb. instrument package, no larger than a gallon can, separated from the rocket. Guided by infrared sensors that could detect the warmth of the satellite and powered by 64 tiny jet rockets, the cylinder closed in on its target. Zap! The two bodies collided at a combined speed...
...History of Science Owen J. Gingerich spent about 40 minutes at tempting to explain the principles of escape velocity. But unlike most teachers Gingerich felt he had to illustrate the topic of the day. So he concluded his lecture by zooming out of Science Center D aboard a homemade rocket...
...History of Science Owen J. Gingerich spent about 40 minutes at tempting to explain the principles of escape velocity. But unlike most teachers Gingerich felt he had to illustrate the topic of the day. So he concluded his lecture by zooming out of Science Center D aboard a homemade rocket...
...History of Science Owen J. Gingerich spent about 40 minutes at tempting to explain the principles of escape velocity. But unlike most teachers Gingerich felt he had to illustrate the topic of the day. So he concluded his lecture by zooming out of Science Center D aboard a homemade rocket...
When Israel withdrew the bulk of its forces from Lebanon last June, it warned that attacks on northern Israel would provoke retaliation. Last week, after rocket assaults on northern settlements, the death of two Israeli soldiers in a south Lebanon ambush and a string of suicide car-bomb attacks, the country made good its vow. Backed by helicopter gunships and heavy armor, Israeli troops stormed into three Lebanese Shi'ite communities near Israel's border. The primary target was Qabrikha, from where, Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin said, Israel has been attacked by Katyusha rockets. The Israelis ordered residents...