 Spacecraft Power SystemsThe first man-made satellite was Sputnik I, launched and operated by Russia in the low Earth orbit in 1957. In the decade that followed, the American space exploration programs launched many Earth orbiting satellites. The first commercial geosynchronous satellite, Intelsat-1, was placed in orbit in 1965, and, in 1969, NASA’s Apollo-11 became... |  | Financing Secrets of a Millionaire Real Estate InvestorIn 1991, I made my first attempt at financing an investment property through creative means. With a lot of guts and a little knowledge, I made an offer that was accepted by the seller. I tendered $1,000 as earnest money on the sales contract, then proceeded to try to make the deal work. I failed, lost my $1,000, but I learned an important... | | Pesticides: A Toxic Time Bomb in Our MidstThe writing of this book came about through a serendipitous circumstance. I wrote a book dealing with child labor in the United States, published three years earlier, containing a chapter that included a description of the hazards migrant farmworkers and their children face, not the least of which was exposure to pesticides. While mentioning the... |
