Word: versions
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...launching vehicle that put it there was a special, four-stage version of the Army's test rocket, the Jupiter-C. Its first stage, which contributed most of the push into space, was the familiar, well-tested Redstone, fitted for the occasion with slightly longer fuel tanks, and burning a hydrazine-based, exotic fuel called Hydyne, which gave more thrust than its motor's usual diet of alcohol. Stuck on its nose was an awkward-looking, cylindrical "bucket" mounted on a bearing so that it could be spun, and containing a cluster of 14 small, solid-fuel rockets...
Tomorrow the Moon. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about the Army's satellite is that its success was not due to new or startling equipment. The Redstone, which has long been in production, is essentially an improved German V2. The Jupiter-C version, with its spinning bucket of small rockets, is not new, either. Neither are its internal guidance instruments, its attitude-control device or its tracking systems. Nearly everything except the satellite itself and perhaps the rocket attached to it was "off the shelf...
...tentlike version of the sack, along with the better-fitting chemise, is selling well among women below 30 and under size 14. Some stores claim that it comprises 50% of their stock. "It may look like hell on a hanger," says a Dallas retailer, "but get it on 'em and they love it because it's so comfortable!" But many shapely women shun it, say it is a fad as well as a fraud despite its "subtle sexiness." Less shapely women find they look even sadder in a sack...
...retailers hardly care what version the sack comes in or what it's called. With the dress business down, they only hope it stays. "We're glad for controversy," said a Seattle buyer. "It's a tremendous boost for business...
...Joey. A mildly anemic version of the full-blooded Broadway musical-with Frank Sinatra supplying a strong jolt of the glamour vitamin (TIME...