The College of the Mainland’s Fine Arts Department will present two instrumental concerts in December that will include music for the holidays. The Community Concert Band, directed by Sparky Koerner, will perform at 8 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Fine Arts Recital Hall.

NASA clears way for spacewalks after spacesuit inquiry
NASA lifted a short-lived ban on spacewalks Thursday, clearing the way for a pair of excursions next week by astronauts on the space station. The space agency said engineers determined that a smoky odor detected during a space-suit test last week did not come from a fire or an electrical short in the suit.

Spacewalks halted over spacesuit’s ’smoky’ odor
NASA has imposed what may be a temporary ban on spacewalks while engineers look for the source of a smoky smell in a spacesuit worn during a ground test, agency officials said Tuesday.

‘Trailblazer’ visits students
Sixth-graders at La Marque Middle School recently enjoyed an educational visit from the Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering Trailblazer mobile science and engineering exhibit.

Tivoli Audio iPAL Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio with Speaker (Silver/White)
Tivoli Audio iPAL Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio with Speaker (Silver/White) New electronics that resemble old electronics are all the rage these days. With a case that looks like it belongs in a mad scientist’s laboratory, the Tivoli iPal is on the vanguard of retro style. In fact, the “Pal” stands for Portable Audio […]

Shuttle Atlantis moves to launching pad
Atlantis and a crew of seven astronauts will deliver the European Space Agency’s Columbus science module to the international space station.

Astronauts attach critical space station module
For a second time this week, astronauts used a robot arm outside the international space station today to reposition a module critical to the future assembly of the orbital base.

Space suit’s smoky odor halts NASA spacewalks
Experts are looking for the source of a smoky smell in a space suit, officials said today. The ban could be lifted in time for a pair of critical walks scheduled for next week.

Much accomplished during spacewalk
Spacewalking U.S. astronauts rerouted power cables and cooling lines outside the international space station on Tuesday to prepare the orbital outpost for the delivery of a European science module next month. Peggy Whitson, the station’s commander, and Dan Tani plan a similar outing on Saturday to finish the crucial utility work.

Few candidates are taking stands on space exploration
The major presidential candidates pummel each other daily on issues ranging from the Iraq war to health care. But when it comes to President Bush’s ambitious initiative to send humans back to the moon and on to Mars, Sen. Hillary Clinton is all but alone in staking out a formal position and it’s one that lends support to key aspects of the president’s effort.

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