Word: spacecraft
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...need for international control of spacecraft has been mentioned by many officials, and it is discussed in the last report of the Commission to Study the Organization of Peace, an affiliate of the American Association for the United Nations. Its report suggests establishing full international control of satellites now, before they become the latest "ultimate" weapon...
...Quills," looking like giant buffalo teeth strung on an Indian brave's necklace ($33, Gotham Lighting Corp., New York City). ¶Elegant, modernistic fish in contrastingly colored woods, handmade by Connecticut Sculptor Clark Voorhees ($270, Hansen, Manhattan). ¶Children's mobiles, with figures from nursery rhymes ($3.95, Spacecraft, Detroit) ; "Rocket" and a "Circus" collection of acrobats and animals ($2.50 and $2, Modern Toy Co., Chicago). Explains one manufacturer of nursery mobiles: "They have a beautifully soothing effect on kids...
...applications to the problems of flight. Manufacturers are spending large amounts of money to investigate the basic properties of matter. Much of their work will find no application now, but will only pay dividends in the dim future when machines that fly will no longer be called aircraft but spacecraft...