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This paper provides a description of the Colorado State University (CSU) instrumentation and data collected during the Marine Stratocumulus Intensive Field Observations (MStCu IFO) of the first ISCCP (International Satellite Cloud Climate Program) Regional Experiment (FIRE).

Ages 8-12.

"Before John Glenn orbited Earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as 'human computers' used pencils, slide rules and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. Among these problem-solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation."--Dust jacket.

The system of airports serves a variety of Colorado's transportation needs and provides a vital link in the overall statewide multi-modal transportation system. Colorado's rugged mountains and vast plains require an efficient transportation system to enable quick access to remote and rural locations. The traveling public increasingly relies on aviation to accommodate its transportation needs.

The survivors tell of their day to day stuggle for life on the Andes Mountain. Alive re-creates one of the greatest survival stories of our time.

This book tells the story of rockets, from their humble beginnings as toys one thousand years ago to their initiation as fearsome weapons of war. Most recently, rockets have enabled human beings to escape the bounds of Earth, travel into space, and explore other worlds.