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...talk of grand goals might become reality. New, less-expensive throwaway rockets would allow NASA to launch more space probes--the one part of the program that is constantly cost-effective. An affordable means to orbit might make possible a return to the moon for establishment of a research base and make possible the long-dreamed-of day when men and women set foot on Mars. But no grand goal is possible while NASA relies on the super-costly, dangerous shuttle...
...this outpost, and the surrounding islands, is an amazing place - "Magical Munda," she calls it now. "But you could easily be isolated and miserable out here," she says, recalling her first impressions last April, when she arrived knowing nothing about the sleepy coastal town that was to become her base for the next three months - and was greeted by rain clouds. Munda is not a place of obvious menace; nor of timetables and hurry-up. The policing style required is more subtle, even though the issues are not: land ownership disputes, domestic violence, alcoholism and sexual abuse. Here negotiation, cultural...
...reported to Captain [William S.] Parsons. I was essentially his assistant. When I was not at Los Alamos, I was frequently troubleshooting for Capt. Parsons in Washington. When it came time to select a base for the 509th group, they sent me out to stake some ground in the Pacific. I was sent out to Admiral [Chester] Nimitz's headquarters to make this selection. That was in February 1945. I was given a letter that told Admiral Nimitz, who was located in Guam at the time, that there was being developed an atomic bomb, which would be in his area...
...After that? Armstrong has hinted at a future in politics. He?s inspired millions of Americans to wear yellow Livestrong bracelets, so he has a base. ?Lance showed everybody that willpower matters,? says Giorgio Andretta, a Charlotte, N.C. bicycle importer who traveled to the Champs-Elys?es to catch Armstrong?s last win. And his home state of Texas will elect a governor next year. ?Never say never,? Armstrong told TIME about his political ambitions. ?I?m a fighter, and I do have certain beliefs. I don?t think I?m truly cut out for it, but if people want...
...bomb exploded fifty miles from my base. At first, we had no idea of what had caused the terrific shock and the awesome drone. We refused to accept the fact that Japan was barely hanging on, and pretending to be unshaken by the bomb, we went about our tasks with as much zeal as before...