Word: solidities
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Also found were two cone-shaped objects described as "about 10 feet" in diameter. One had an attached parachute, indicating it came from one of the solid rocket boosters blown up. Each booster is 12 feet in diameter and contains four parachutes designed to lower the spent rockets to the ocean for retrieval...
Naturally, then, the Hasty Pudding Theatricals have invited Stallone to Cambridge to pay him homage as their 1986 Man of the Year. Stallone has "strengthened the bond between himself and the American public," the Theatricals press release reads, "introducing yet another solid and unforgettable character to American cinema." Unforgettable or unforgiveable, Stallone's Rambo flashes across our big screen culture--a modern-day excuse for a Hercules...
Mission Control reported that there had been noindication of any problem with the three shuttleengines, its twin solid boosters or any othersystem and that the shuttle just suddenly blewapart 10 miles high and 8 miles downrange of CapeCanaveral. Ninety minutes after the accident,controllers were still at their consoles, solemnlyexamining flight data...
...Leverett student demonstrated what might happen if a bum attempted to sleep on the grates. Leaning back like a Limbo dancer across the sabotaged ironwork, he found himself tumbling on the cold concrete. Everybody laughed and examined the structure. Look at those steel bolts. Solid. Soddered tight. Fresh coat of paint too. Reinforced steel...
Last year the Cabot House nightclub took in $6000 of revenue, Rabow says. The money was used to buy audio equipment, chairs, tables, and stage lights. The small net profit left was used to start up the nightclub this fall, a process which took a solid month, he says...