NASA provided a sunrise photo of the four-wing, two-tail craft — described as a modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft — along with a short history of the space shuttle program on its Web site: NASA's space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12 , 1981and continued to set high marks of achievement and endurance through 30 years of missions.
NASA writes, "NASA's space shuttle fleet began setting records with its first launch on April 12 , 1981and continues to set high marks of achievement and endurance.
For the Cao family, in the sleeper section, riding in style was a mark of achievement.
"SUPERCAR" is a title without official qualifications, a mark of achievement awarded by popular acclaim, not based on codified statutes.
It's always seemed to me that speaking another language was the mark of achievement and culture.
Atwell disagrees with the politically contentious common core educational standards, which she said focus too much on test scores, rather than lessons learned, or books read, as a mark of achievement.
Wealthy breeders will play the numbers game, owning as many good mares and producing as many foals with top-class pedigrees as possible in the hope that one or two are capable of winning Group One races – the mark of achievement which turns your horse into a commodity because others will want to breed from it.
"The tech bacc will be a mark of achievement for young people who successfully study three key elements – a rigorous high quality vocational course, maths and literacy," said Matthew Hancock, the skills minister who will formally unveil the new measure alongside Michael Gove, the education secretary.
I've spoken to many artists, including Gregory Porter, who say that playing the Playboy Jazz Festival is a definite mark of achievement.
Tell them that if they buy you what you want, you'll hit some mark of achievement (for instance, straight A's (no B's) on your next report card).
The grand master prize, marking "pinnacle of achievement in mystery writing", went to Walter Mosley, whom the Edgars cited as "one of the most acclaimed and prolific crime writers of our time", and "also the most successful and well-known crime writer of colour".
