Word: rocketted
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...each checking on a few companies, and when the ACSR meets again in a couple of weeks we'll get together and make our evaluations." Bator said. "More good comes from working with companies than in shooting off a rocket and having nothing left we can do," he added...
...Chicago Blackhawks for the first game-winner, the Buffalo Sabres for the next three. 2. Bert Olmstead and Maurice "Rocket" Richard of Montreal, Tom Bladon of the Flyers, and Islander Bryan Trottier. 3. Stefan Persson with 60 in 1977-78 for the Islanders. 4. Ken Dryden. 1971 Smythe winner, 1972 Calder winner. 5. Hardy Aastrom. 6. New York Islander Glenn "Chico" Resch stopped the Philadelphia Flyers' Bill Barber. 7. Pit Martin. 8. 1975: Islanders over Penguins: 1942: Maple Leafs over Red Wings. 9. Montreal Canadiens 1, Boston Bruins 0. 10. 39 years, since 1940. 11. 1974--Flyers beat Rangers...
...June 19, 1976, an alien vessel, hurtling toward Mars, blasted its remaining rocket engine and moved into an elliptical orbit. It was the first of twin Viking spacecraft, each with an orbiter and a lander, launched by NASA to help satisfy man's curiosity about the possibilities of life on the planet. The Viking I orbiter's immediate chore was to survey the Martian surface and transmit pictures of potential landing sites. Once the lander was safely down (on July 20, 1976), the orbiter began snapping away at its aerial photographic study...
...treaty ratification. Experts estimate that odds today are no better than even that SALT II will pass. SALT'S critics argue that although the accord would grant both sides an equal number of strategic systems, the U.S. would be prevented from compensating for the overwhelming Soviet advantage in rocket size and power. But the chances of Senate approval will almost certainly improve as the White House begins lobbying for the treaty. To allay some critics' fears, the Administration will stress that it is increasing defense spending to counter the Kremlin's continuing military buildup. The new head...
...thought such celebrating was premature. Physicist Henry Kendall of the Union of Concerned Scientists called the test meaningless because the LOFT reactor has less than 2% of the output of a typical atomic plant. Said his colleague Robert Pollard: "It's like using a kite to prove a moon rocket will work." But LOFT scientists rejected that argument. Said one: "It isn't necessary to crash 747s against buildings to test their safety." One thing was indisputable: the emergency core cooling system did work. Just to make sure that it does the job under different conditions, the Commission will stage...