Winging it
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The SWIFT, or Swept Wing with Inboard Flap for Trim, hang glider looks and behaves more like a sailplane. The SWIFT, with its revolutionary boomerang-shaped design, is likely to break all hang-glider records. The planning, building and flying of the glider are described.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1992
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The unbearable lightness of space travel
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Extensive research into the physiological effects of weightlessness over prolonged periods of time is being conducted by NASA. The research is the result of plans to land men and women on Mars and to build the space station Freedom.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1993
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Walk on the wild side
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Spacewalking is practiced by astronauts in the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Virtual Reality Lab. Before their actual flights, they try to get used to gravity changes and rehearse their movements in outer space.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1998
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