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...full space walk (at lower altitudes) during which Pilot Gordon will manipulate a battery-operated wrench to fasten and unfasten several bolts on a plate outside the spacecraft...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Space: Of Glory & Cliches | 8/5/1966 | See Source »

...couldn't unfasten her safety belt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rock 'n' Roll: The Sound of the Sixties | 5/21/1965 | See Source »

...early age. Wolf puppies that have less contact with people are likely to turn savage when they grow up. Most of Dr. Ginsburg's wolves are uncannily bright. They have learned to work switches and faucets; their cages must be fitted with locks operated from outside lest they unfasten the inside latches and roam the lab building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Man Bites Wolf | 9/14/1962 | See Source »

...Wing General Manager Jack Adams. It may well have been. But it saved the game, and National Hockey League President Clarence Campbell had to admit that there is no rule against it. There soon will be, he promised, while French Canadian Goalie Faille still played the bewildered innocent: "Fasten? Unfasten? How you say it? Mais oui, c'est tres fascinating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Unattainable Goal | 11/18/1957 | See Source »

...weighed the chances of rushing him, and I managed to unfasten my seat belt and remove the arm rest. But he kept watching every move I made. I tried to find out what he knew about planes and direction. We were at an altitude of 5,000 to 6,000 feet, and I reduced the power-setting so that we were flying at 120 m.p.h. He asked, why so slow, and pushed at the throttles. I told him to be more economical on the gas. I kicked the rudder and started into a turn, but he noticed. He was wearing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: Routine Flight | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

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