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A strange capsule.(TRENDS)(Brief article)
The array of available artifacts from the early days of the space program can be surprising. Antiques Roadshow appraiser Mike Gutierrez of Heritage Auction Galleries of Dallas recalls one prime example that turned up in Reno, Nev., in 2005. A woman brought in a remarkable find, he says: an entire full-sized space capsule. "It was from the late 1950s, when the early space agency was testing what could be done to send a man into space," he recalls.
Gutierrez remembers that the capsule had been rigged for a monkey to sit in. "You could actually see an indentation left by his face," he says. "It ...
- THE DEBATE: We have a global brand that is irreplaceable; YES Nick Hawkins,...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) April 6, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Nick Hawkins I HAD the pleasure of showing a television crew from Shanghai around the city a few months ago, and they were genuinely staggered...
- High-tech and manufacturing. (People).(appointments)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: San Diego Business Journal March 31, 2003 700+ words
...president of Cymer Japan, Inc., a division of Cymer, Inc. Yamashita has more than 28 years of semiconductor experience. Nick Hawkins and Dan Hung have joined BrenTech, Inc. as engineers. Hawkins is a Gold Security level Microsoft engineer, and Hung is...
- Rolf Group still positive on Russia.(Financial report)(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe Bongard, Arjen March 2, 2009 700+ words
...the Russian market, despite expectations that its business volume could drop between 35 percent and 50 percent this year. Nick Hawkins, CEO of Rolf, Russia's largest importer of foreign cars, said he was confident the market would recover in 2010 and...
- The Genius of Edison places his inventions in the spotlight. (Learning Co...
- Magazine article from: Computer Shopper Elko, Lance March 1, 1997 700+ words
...investigation. The first, Tom's Technology, offers a brief article about how and why Edison developed the invention, along...life and career; a database of 253 terms, each linked to a brief article; and a cleverly designed quiz that tests users on program...
- Editorial.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
- Magazine article from: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences July 1, 2000 700+ words
...than those of the old museum. The Mississippi Academy of Sciences is pleased to highlight the museum in this issue with a brief article describing the facility and a lengthy article describing the ecology and flora of LeFleur's Bluff, the area on which the...
- letters.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Grocer October 23, 1999 700+ words
...wants, we know best." Gift packs? Ho ho ho! Greig Smith Leighton Buzzard Potted herb accreditation Sir; Following your brief article concerning Hazlewood VHB and their "not organic enough" herbs (The Grocer, October 16, p26) you will be interested...
- JET STREAM.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: WWD West, Kevin June 13, 2000 700+ words
...and fun). Just after the movie's premiere, Le Figaro devoted an entire page to the theme of the jet set, including a brief article by de Brantes entitled, "I was inspired by myself." What's surely even more satisfying for de Brantes, a slick-haired...
- ROMANIA RATIFIES, SLOVAKIA DEFERS.(Brief article)
- Newspaper article from: European Report February 5, 2008 700+ words
...December and Slovenia and Malta on 29 January, to adopt the EU text. France should follow in the coming days (see other In brief' article). As for Slovakia, the parliamentary vote has, in principle, been postponed to 7 February. Opposition MPs, in protest...
