Word: space
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...visit. The President was not shy about capitalizing on the feat, even promising bits of moon rock to his hosts. One Far Eastern Foreign Minister, in fact, described Nixon's approach on the Asian tour as "Apollo diplomacy." Whether that was fair or not, Nixon certainly moved with space-age speed, visiting seven countries in as many days. His whirlwind schedule and the resulting mood of if-it's-Tuesday-this-must-be-Djakarta were not very conducive to thoughtful consultations. Still, at a time when American prestige was riding high around the world, Nixon had come...
...life on earth. Johnson found only 25 parts per million of such compounds in his lunar sample, compared with perhaps 10,000 p.p.m. in a typical backyard sample of the earth's soil. The scientists also confirmed a surprising abundance of titanium on the moon. Though this space-age metal, vital in the manufacture of heatresistant parts for jet engines and rockets, is relatively rare on earth, one lunar sample was assayed at 6% titanium...
...along with chunks of the lunar surface. After cooling, the vapor may have rained back in the form of glass spheroids. But that explanation raised a baffling question: Since lunar gravity is not even strong enough to retain an atmosphere, why did the vaporized material-not drift off into space...
...Space agency scientists were also alarmed-and more than a little irritated -by President Nixon's announcement during his current global tour that once the scientists have finished their studies, he plans to send souvenir pieces of lunar material to world leaders. In Houston, where the 54 Ibs. of rocks are being handled as priceless treasures, the reaction was anger. "How the hell many rocks does he think we have?" muttered one scientist. Later, however, some of the scientists conceded that Nixon's generosity might pay off in international good will, once more rocks are gathered from...
...been debated since May without a decision, and no final action has been taken on a proposed rule regarding corporate names. Under the rule, a company's registration statement to sell stock would be deemed misleading if the company's name contained such words as "missile" or "space" but the firm did no work in those fields...