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About 850 vessels and 800 ground-crew workers were deployed along Alabama's coast on Monday as oil from an out-of-control well at the bottom of the sea washed up along some 30 miles of state beaches for a third straight day.
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Teams can consist of up to four full-time undergraduate student members who will actually get to fly on the "vomit comet," and any number of additional ground-crew members.
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Teams can consist of up to four full-time undergraduate student members who will actually get to fly on the "vomit comet," and any number of additional ground-crew members.
Next Generation: Student Opportunities this Summer and Fall 2008
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Teams can consist of up to four full-time undergraduate student members who will actually get to fly on the "vomit comet," and any number of additional ground-crew members.
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She counted nine as the pilot unfastened his harness, lowered the access hatch on the left of the cockpit and climbed out, helped by the ground-crew corporal.
Bottled Spider Gardner, John 2002
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The ground-crew personnel waved their fluorescent orange sticks and directed each bird into the proper spot.
Vince Flynn Collectors’ Edition #1 Vince Flynn 1997
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The ground-crew volunteers hauled the mooring lines taut and cleated them down.
Beowulf's Children Niven, Larry 1995
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You're not obliged to ground-crew ... if any of you were up to it.
First Fall McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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You're not obliged to ground-crew ... if any of you were up to it.
The Chronicles of Pern McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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The queens 'wing always made contact with ground-crew leaders before returning to the Weyr.
Chronicles of Pern, First Fall McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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