Word: saves
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...contrast with these high-flying Soviet space efforts, NASA is still struggling to save the unoccupied Skylab space station from plunging prematurely to earth. Late last year, Skylab began to show a dangerous loss of altitude, a byproduct of atmospheric effects caused by unexpectedly strong sunspot activity during the current solar cycle. Skylab's descent is being hastened by its wobbling motion, which increases friction as the ship moves through stray molecules of atmosphere in its path. Ground controllers twice tried unsuccessfully to stabilize the craft, hoping to keep it aloft at least until...
...most part, they are also designed to save as much development money as possible for the planemakers. Since it costs about $2 billion to design and tool up for an all-new plane and engines, most of the new generation will be cloned from present models, scaled down in size and outfitted with the latest technology. Even so, the cost of producing a derivation can reach $1 billion; hence, a planemaker must sell between 400 and 500 aircraft to break even...
...generation will get going in 1981 and 1982, when three manufacturers plan to deliver planes of roughly the same capacity (197 to 230 passengers) and range (2,300 to 3,680 miles). They are the Boeing 767, the Airbus A310-200 and the Lockheed L1011-400. To save weight and fuel, the Boeing and the Airbus will have two engines, the Lockheed "Dash 400" three...
...Reds are in contention in the National League West, where a fine pennant race is shaping up with the surprising San Francisco Giants, leaders for most of the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, all within a series sweep of each other. Cincinnati's sturdy bullpen has helped save the day, and Rose is trying harder than ever, disregarding a bad shoulder and a gimpy knee. Says Rose, who separated from his wife this summer: "Nobody has as many personal problems as I have, and I think I have as many injuries as anybody. But I play. I want...
...Badlands, when Springsteen sings, "I believe in the love that you gave me/ I believe in the faith that can save me," it is not only the spirits of his Catholic childhood showing themselves, raising memories of the kid who was asked to draw a picture of Jesus and presented the nun with a rendering of Christ crucified on a guitar. What also comes through is his unshakable belief in the power of music. "When I was growing up," he says, "the only thing that never let me down was rock 'n' roll." Upon this rock, Springsteen has built...