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...duty of hefting the satellite. Using "Mighty Joe Allen," as one reporter called him, instead of the hook was to prove exceptionally efficient. By Wednesday morning the other rogue canister was in view; an awestruck Gardner exclaimed, "Look at that satellite!" This time it was his turn to sail forth in the Buck Rogers backpack, his body silhouetted against the Gulf of Mexico. And when he, too, easily pierced Westar with his stinger, he radioed over to his partner, "Joe, it's just like you said...
Scientists complain that as the Administration proposes to pour money into Star Wars and the space station, it is cutting back on unmanned missions. For instance, NASA passed up an opportunity to sail through the tail of Halley's Comet in 1986 (the Soviets and Europeans have scheduled Halley rendezvous). Laments Sagan: "Those space vehicles were very cheap. For just 1% of the cost of Star Wars, you could have a set of spectacular missions from now to the beginning of the next century. The answer to the origins of the universe might be within our grasp. It would...
...closeup of Ronald Reagan, standing against a blue backdrop (always blue) and delivering in patented style (bob of the head, hint of a grin) a homey Americanism. Cut to the faces of his listeners, some aglow in admiration, others damp with tears. A band bursts into melody, balloons sail heavenward, and cheers erupt from a thousand throats...
...victory we'll sail...
Louisville can only have left the President wishing that he could so easily sail back into his magic. Until the debate, the presidential campaign had been a disengaged and ghostly pageant, on either side a kind of somnambulation: Reagan working under a charm, Mondale under some sour malediction. After Louisville, the campaign began to develop, Like a Polaroid picture in one's hand as the images start to come clear...