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...ship returns, he and a two-man crew will be waiting in the air, giving chase at about 9,500 ft. in a Eurocopter A-star chopper. When they reach the falling probe, they will use a 20-ft. catch pole with a latching hook on the end to snag the parafoil. The hook will then detach from the pole, although it will still be connected by a cable. At that point a pyrotechnic blast will fire a pin across the mouth of the hook, sealing it around the cable; finally, a winch will spool the cable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Here Comes the Sun | 9/6/2004 | See Source »

...council representative Joseph R. Oliveri ’05, who also opposed the fee increase, pointed to a potential snag in this logic...

Author: By Margaret W. Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bill Leaves Students Wondering How To Avoid Council Fee | 7/16/2004 | See Source »

...Donato’s hockey career hit a snag prior to his junior season as a result of alleged off-the-ice impropriety. Messing around outside the Lampoon on April 21, 1989, Donato slammed a door shut, in the process injuring a female student, who later required stitches...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Donato To Be Named Men's Hockey Coach | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

Sophie L. Gonick ’05, a history concentrator in Winthrop House, is an editorial editor of The Crimson. She is hoping to snag a Spanish prince for herself this summer. She promises the children won’t be ugly or slightly deranged...

Author: By Sophie Gonick, | Title: The Reign in Spain | 7/2/2004 | See Source »

...Those who pass the three-day course are awarded a certificate of mahout competence, but the real reward is the chance to get up close and personal with these magnificent animals, which guests not only feed but help bathe. The only snag? You and your elephant can get very, very attached. Find out more at anantara.com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Big Fun | 6/21/2004 | See Source »

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