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...Beck, Professor Emeritus, Culver-Stockton College, MONROE CITY...
More than once, Rhonda and Dick Archbold had talked about taking a vacation in space, hoping the opportunity would arise in their lifetimes. Unfortunately for Rhonda, it didn't: She died of a heart attack 17 months ago at her home in Stockton, California, at age 52. Having missed out on space travel in life, Rhonda's husband plans to offer her the next best thing on Saturday, when one gram of her cremated ashes soars into the heavens aboard a SpaceLoft XL rocket from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico...
...Dick Archbold, a Stockton lawyer, will be joined by Rhonda's son, Dan, in the early morning crowd watching the launch, fingers crossed for a successful mission. Last fall, the first SpaceLoft flight ended moments after it began when the telephone-pole-sized rocket spiraled erratically before plummeting to earth. After reviewing the flight data, the solution was obvious, says Eric Knight, co-founder of UP Aerospace, the Connecticut firm that built the rocket. It needed a fourth tail fin. Many computer simulations confirmed his diagnosis and Saturday's flight went off without a hitch...
...fourth and fifth spots, respectively.The lone point for the Aggies was at No. 6 singles, with Jessica Harris prevailing over Gottlieb, 6-2, 6-1. PACIFIC 4, HARVARD 3The Harvard women’s tennis team tripped at the finish line yesterday, falling just short of beating Pacific in Stockton, Calif. The match, which the Crimson eventually lost, 4-3, featured three Harvard leads and three ties. The deciding match was at No. 5 singles, where senior Julia Forgie was bested by Tigers freshman Sasha Fisher, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1, to break a 3-3 stalemate...
...Harvard women’s tennis team tripped at the finish line yesterday, falling just short of beating Pacific in Stockton, Calif. The match, which the Crimson (1-10) eventually lost, 4-3, featured three Harvard leads and three ties...