Fix'd like a plant on his peculiar spot, / To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot.

Non-operating revenue for the day included the collection of $50 for the repair of engine No. 9, which at the time—early August—was hors de combat.

As Discovery headed towards the landing strip in the Mojave desert, radio contact between Mission Control and the shuttle was kept to a minimum.

I don't want to go out today. — Why not?