Retrieving Astronauts in Space: Tethers and SMU Feasibility
A Wright Patterson study explores how to recover astronauts who drift from a space vehicle. Methods include tethered lines, self motion units, and vehicle maneuvering, but all face delays or dangerous accelerations making emergency use unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haman
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
MOL
Donald D Mueller
USAF
SMU Cn
Earth
Ths
Mueller
National Geographic Society Opens New $9 Million Headquarters
The National Geographic Society dedicates a new headquarters in a striking 10 story granite and marble building opposite the Treasury. Edward Durell Stone designed the structure with a photographic lab, Explorer's Hall on the first floor, and a public fallout shelter in the sub-basement. Groundbreaking was in 1961 with dedication postponed after President Kennedy's assassination.
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Washington
HTNS
National Geographic Society
Treasury
Society
Johnson
Just
Ice Earl Warren
Congress
Diplomatic Corps
Bost
Edward Durell Stone
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Cultural Center
Alexander Graham Bell
Hubbard
Dr Bell
Melville Bell Grosvenor
Alexander Bell
Kennedy
Bits and pieces in sciences
Bits and pieces in sciences cover family life trends and snowflake formation. The article cites Population Reference Bureau data on average family size and a Weather Bureau explanation of snowflake patterns formed around microscopic particles, plus a note on a rosing diet claim by Dr Carl D Mariz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lo Amer
Bureau of the Census
U.S. Weather Bureau
Why Do People Smoke A Look At Motives And Biology
An analysis of why Americans smoke cites psychology and physiology. Harvard anthropologist Dr. Seltzer notes adolescent rebellion peer influence and adult status as factors while pharmacologists point to nicotine induced adrenaline and appetite effects. Studies link smoking to larger body size and personality traits begin with a biological predisposition toward smoking.
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New York
Carl ¢ Seltzer
Harvard University
Seltzer
Anthone Seltzer
Gr.Ib
Physican
Buffalo
Harvard
Seize
Journal of the American Medical Association
Pills aid mentally ill kept at home in Louisville study
A Louisville study shows pills can treat severely ill patients with schizophrenia at home, reducing hospital stays. Patients on medication plus nurse visits stayed home 2 percent versus 37 percent on placebo, saving days and costs, but limits exist for low income families and hard core cases.
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Earl Abeli
New York
Louisville
Kentucky
Kennedy
Journal of the American Medical Association
Ohio State University Health Center
Kentucky Department of Mental Health
Maennroiesso
Siste
Sonic boom solutions via aircraft design and materials
A report from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics says sonic boom reduction hinges on proper aircraft length area lift distribution and gross weight. It notes acceptable boom pressures between one and two pounds per square foot and cites stainless steel wire for nerve repair and anti inflammation benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Winter at the Bronx Zoo Faces Ape and Elephant Boredom
The piece notes winter hardship for apes and elephants at the Bronx Zoo with bored elephants needing constant hay and frequent enrichment. It contrasts this with snow leopards, European bison, and Congo buffalo enjoying outdoor play, while other species like tigers and pumas thrive in colder months.
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Gene Gleason
New York
Bronx Zoo
Bronx
Montgolfier Brothers Pioneered First Passenger Balloon Flight
Profiles in science recount Jacques and Joseph Montgolfier, paper makers from Vidalon les Annonay, who invented light paper balloons and powered Father furnace tech. Their 1783 ascent in Paris carried Francois dArlandes, reaching 3000 feet and eight miles, watched by thousands including Benjamin Franklin.
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Jacques Montgolfier
Joseph
Vidalon-les-Annoual
France
Montgolfier
Lion
Francois de Rozier
T Tan
Lous XII
Paris
Jacques
Cnt
Louis
de Rozier
Francais dArlandes
House of Bourbon
Benjamin Franklin
K R Stehling
William Heller
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New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Teaneck
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Fels Planetarium
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Franklin Institute
Geographic
Sciences
Carl Dmariz
Indiana University Edical School
Rochester
Schoo
Amimaion
Hebs TV
Profiles In Science
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