2012年6月29日星期五

defunct, in-orbit spacecraft collision, marathon, to orbit

German Silva, left, of Mexico, made a wrong turn and entered Central Park a block too early during the final minutes of the New York City Marathon in 1994. He overcame the wrong turn to win the race with a time of 2:11:21.

Carol Zoccola/Associated Press

42 Years of Memorable Marathon Moments

By DAVE UNGRADY 2:27 PM ET

The New York City Marathon has produced runner collisions, a wrong turn into Central Park, above, and even a dust cloud that obscured the runners.

Google Trio Convicted of Privacy Violations

An Italian court convicted three Google executives of violating the privacy of a disabled boy by allowing a 2006 video of students bullying the boy to air on the now-defunct Google Video site, in a ruling that could restrict the way Internet companies operate in Italy.

A Cosmic Question: How to Get Rid
Of All That Orbiting Space Junk?

Last month's collision of an American satellite with a defunct Russian one added much more debris to space, sparking renewed interest in space-cleaning ideas.

On June 29, 1995, the shuttle Atlantis and the Russian space station Mir docked, forming the largest man-made satellite ever to orbit the Earth.

Satellites Destroyed in Orbital Collision

A U.S. commercial satellite was destroyed in a crash with a defunct Russian military satellite. NASA said it was the first in-orbit spacecraft collision.

美俄兩顆衛星太空相撞

一顆美國商業衛星與已報廢的俄羅斯軍用衛星發生碰撞并遭到破壞。這是太空軌道首次衛星相撞﹐增加了人們對太空碎片危險的擔憂。

Steele's Campaign Spending Questioned
Michael S. Steele, the newly elected chairman of the Republican National Committee, arranged for his 2006 Senate campaign to pay a defunct company run by his sister for services that were never performed, his finance chairman from that campaign has told federal prosecutors.
(By Henri E. Cauvin, The Washington Post)

defunct company
Company that no longer exists; company that has suspended all operations and is out of business.