Word: tailed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...dreams of the majority of freshmen who have just joined the Harvard crew program as novice rowers will not be realized for another month. On November 19, these freshmen will engage in their first intercollegiate racing--the Tail of the Charles...
...Then, when the craft descended to an altitude of about 30,000 ft., the astronauts would set off explosive bolts, blowing a newly installed hatch off the ship, and extend the 12-ft. telescoping escape pole, which is positioned to guide them away from the orbiter's wing and tail. One by one, each would slip a ring attached to his suit around the pole and would slide off into the thin air, deploy his parachute and drop into the ocean, where his radio transmitter would lead rescuers to him. The escape procedure would work, of course, only under circumstances...
...worked his tail off. At that level, you just can't back down," Tomassoni said. "I think he's going to surprise a lot of people. He's not a surprise...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--Space shuttle Discovery carried the American flag back into space yesterday after a 32-month absence, its five astronauts riding a 700-foot tail of flame from rockets meticulously redesigned after the Challenger disaster...
...General Motors unveiled last week was the new Buick Riviera, fully 11 in. longer than the 1988 version. The Cadillac division's new Fleetwood and DeVille models are as much as 9 in. longer than last year's cars, and they even sport a discreet version of their old tail fins...