Upon reaching the desired speed, the automatic equipment would cut off the drive, and the silent but not empty vessel would hurl towards the star which was its journey's end.

Upon reaching Beijing, Chiang paid homage to Sun Yat-sen and had his body moved to the new capital of Nanjing to be enshrined in a grand mausoleum.

Upon reaching Salzburg, however, they found that he was not available and, disillusioned, returned to the United States after spending only 15 days of their planned three years in Europe.

Upon reaching his mother, who was now living with her new husband, he informed her of what had occurred with his uncle and his plans to make a life of his own, asking her for bread and some money to live in his misery.

Upon reaching the Cap Rock section of the park, they attempted to cremate Parsons ' corpse by pouring five gallons of gasoline into the open coffin and throwing a lit match inside.

Upon reaching the city in September 1895, the column bombarded the royal palace with heavy artillery, causing heavy casualties and leading Queen Ranavalona III to surrender.

Upon reaching a suitable density, energy generation is begun at the core using an exothermic nuclear fusion process that converts hydrogen into helium.

Upon reaching Mars, the upper stage would be jettisoned, with the Habitat Unit aerobraking into Mars orbit before soft-landing in proximity to the Earth Return Vehicle.

Upon reaching Asunción during his 1958 tour of Latin America, Vice President Richard Nixon praised Stroessner's Paraguay for opposing communism more strongly than any other nation in the world.

Upon reaching Earth, she demanded Earth's surrender and proclaimed herself Empress.

Upon reaching Sierra Leone, Clarkson and some of the Nova Scotian ' captains ' " despatched on shore to clear or make roadway for their landing ".

Upon reaching an area just south of the site, the superstitious Evenki hunters would go no further, fearing what they called the Valleymen.

Upon reaching the end of the bridge they will separate into separate routes to their destinations.

Upon its release, the song was extremely successful, reaching number one in the UK and featuring at number 31 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the ' 80s.

Upon reaching Vienna, Sobieski had planned to attack on 13 September, but with the Turkish close to breaching the walls he ordered a full attack on 12 September.

Upon reaching Bent's Fort, they turned to the northwest, reaching the confluence of Cherry Creek and the South Platte on May 23.

Upon reaching the kingdom of Armorica, he defeated the king and killed thousands of inhabitants.

Upon reaching Eleusis, there was a day of fasting in commemoration of Demeter's fasting while searching for Persephone.

Upon discovering a growing listening audience, the band began to stretch out on stage, incorporating more time in their repertoire, some songs reaching jams of twenty minutes.

Upon reaching this resolution, the crowd of Falun Gong protesters dispersed.

Upon reaching the northern area, they split into two bands.

Upon their arrival on the Federation's flagship, they are attacked by battle droids and are forced to retreat to the planet, where they meet a clumsy Gungan named Jar Jar Binks ( Ahmed Best ), who assists the Jedi in reaching Queen Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ).

Upon reaching Sierra Leone, Clarkson and some of the Nova Scotian ' captains ' " dispatched on shore to clear or make roadway for their landing ".

Upon reaching adulthood, Weygand was legally acknowledged as a son by Francois-Joseph Weygand, an accountant in the employ of M. Cohen de Léon, thereby granting him French citizenship.

Upon the arrival of the second group, the parties finally rejoined at Johnson Creek, near present day Savannah.

Upon the approval of President Truman in 1950 of the Savannah River Site for the production of hydrogen bombs, the U. S. government forced 6, 000 people in the surrounding area to move.

Upon returning to Savannah, Georgia, she telephoned a distant cousin, saying, " I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!

Upon Low's death in 1927, she willed her carriage house, which would eventually become The Girl Scout First Headquarters, to the local Savannah Girl Scouts for continued use.

Upon being mustered into Confederate service, the regiment served in the Savannah defenses.

Upon the discontinuance of the XII Corps, General Slocum was assigned to the command of the District of Vicksburg, but resumed the corps command — of the XX Corps — during the Atlanta Campaign, General Hooker having been relieved.

Upon his return to Belgium, he recommended reforms to protect the native population and to further technological progress in the colony.

Upon reaching El Paso in July 1849 his report recommended sink wells along the route.

Upon reaching El Paso in July 1849 his report recommended sink wells along the route.

Upon seeing some of Schenker's musical compositions, Ludwig recommended them to the pianist Julius Epstein.

Upon his return to England Carleton recommended the creation of a position of Governor General of all the provinces in British North America.

Upon his release, Geoghan is described as “ moderately improved ” and it is recommended that he return to assignment.

Upon its graduation from beta, a section was added that displays recommended news based on the user's Google News search history and the articles the user has clicked on ( if the user has signed up for Search History ).

Upon completion of the flight evaluations, the Test Activity recommended Bell's Huey Cobra to be an interim armed helicopter until the Cheyenne was fielded.

Upon his return to Sitka, Rezanov recommended to Baranov, and Emperor Aleksandr I, that a settlement be established in California.

Upon news of Zindler's departure from the Harris County Sheriff's Department, KTRK anchor Dave Ward recommended Zindler to the station's assistant news director.

The Chief National Guard Bureau shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, by selection from the lists of officers of the National Guard of the United States recommended as suitable for such appointment by their respective Governors, and who have had ten or more years commissioned service in the National Guard … The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall hold office for four years unless sooner removed for cause, and shall not be eligible to succeed himself … Upon accepting his office, the CNGB shall be appointed a Major General in the National Guard of the United States, and commissioned in the Army of the United States, and while serving shall have the rank, pay, and allowances of a )| Major General

Upon hearing mixes of the album's session tapes in early 1980, Atlantic A & R executive John Kalodner deemed the album not commercial enough for release, and recommended that Atlantic drop Gabriel from their artist roster.

Upon Ee's chairmanship of the committee, pay cuts of up to 53 per cent were recommended for the ministers.

Upon the listing of Distorted View on the UK iTunes he recommended that the potential new European listeners should keep an open mind and treat the show as a " daily 30-minute vacation from compassion.

Upon leaving just two years later for Miami, Erickson recommended Price, who got the WSU job and then rented Erickson's Pullman home.

Upon this basis he developed, in the last years of his life, an " allergic " theory of miscarriage and recommended antihistamine therapy.