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Mission controllers exonerated the shuttle crew from any responsibility in the calamitous satellite losses. Under the direction of Physicist Ronald McNair, 33, both satellites were spun perfectly out of Challenger's cargo bay. Even so, there could be serious repercussions for NASA and the U.S. aerospace community. Unless the problem with the little boosters, called PAMs (for payload-assist modules), is resolved soon, some upcoming lift-offs may have to be postponed. PAMs are scheduled to be used for satellite launches in May as the upper stage of a conventional Delta rocket and in June during the maiden voyage...
Other corporations have spun off cable ventures or taken refuge in mergers...
Given the fascinating story that has been spun so far, yesterday will not be soon enough. -By Paul Gray
...change his mind. Starting with Brian De Palma's Carrie in 1976, each movie version has turned a profit (The Dead Zone has grossed $20 million since its late October release, while Christine has raked in a more modest $10 million). King's deftly spun tales of vampires, haunted hotels and psychically advanced humans have brought a measure of class and complexity to a genre domiated by crass scare films like Friday the 13th. "King creates youthful protagonists who are very much in tune with what's going on in the contemporary world of adolescents," says...
Malcolm McLaren: Duck Rock videos. Actually, four separate videos, all directed by McLaren, spun off from his irresistible Duck Rock album. Each is an exercise in back-beat anthropology: Double Dutch, for example, is a spectacularly simple film of some New York City schoolgirls jumping rope...