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... United States Air Force recovers small spacecraft by aircraft while the spacecraft is still descending by parachute . This air - snatch technique eliminates the prob- lem of search and recovery of spacecraft after landing and minimizes ...
... United States Air Force recovers small spacecraft by aircraft while the spacecraft is still descending by parachute . This air - snatch technique eliminates the prob- lem of search and recovery of spacecraft after landing and minimizes ...
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... United States in recognition of surgical specialties . There are royal colleges in England , Scotland , Ireland , and in many of the Commonwealth nations . In continental Eu- rope specialists serve long apprenticeships in teaching ...
... United States in recognition of surgical specialties . There are royal colleges in England , Scotland , Ireland , and in many of the Commonwealth nations . In continental Eu- rope specialists serve long apprenticeships in teaching ...
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... United States national championship diving contests consist of three parts : preliminaries , semifinals , and finals , because the size of the field has become so unwieldy . Trials for the 1968 U.S. men's Olympic tower diving team alone ...
... United States national championship diving contests consist of three parts : preliminaries , semifinals , and finals , because the size of the field has become so unwieldy . Trials for the 1968 U.S. men's Olympic tower diving team alone ...
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