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121Air navigation — The principles of air navigation are the same for all aircraft, big or small. Air navigation involves successfully piloting an aircraft from place to place without getting lost, breaking the laws applying to aircraft, or endangering the safety of …
122Apollo abort modes — During the launch of an Apollo spacecraft by the Saturn V rocket, the flight could be aborted to rescue the crew if the rocket failed catastrophically. Depending on how far into the flight the crew were, they would use different procedures or… …
123List of man-made disasters — Man made disasters are disasters resulting from man made hazards (threats having an element of human intent, negligence, or error; or involving a failure of a man made system), as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man… …
124Ottery St Mary — Coordinates: 50°45′07″N 3°16′43″W / 50.75208°N 3.27859°W / 50.75208; 3.27859 …
125Steamboats of the Mississippi — GeographyThe Mississippi is one of the world’s great rivers. It spans 3860 miles of length as measured using its northernmost west fork, the Missouri River, which starts in the Rocky Mountains in Montana, joining the Mississippi proper in the… …
126United States presidential election, 2004 timeline — The following is a timeline of events during the 2004 U.S. presidential election:2002* May 31 Vermont Governor Howard B. Dean III forms a presidential exploratory committee. * December 1 John F. Kerry, U.S. senator from Massachusetts announces… …
