“NASA knows a lot about what happens to astronauts after six months in orbit,” explained their NASA life sciences lead, Craig Kundrot. Human Exploration and Operations (HEO) also manages the space agency’s efforts to nurture the emerging American private spaceflight industry, which NASA wants to fill the crew- and cargo-carrying shoes of the retired space shuttle fleet. That strategy should free up funds for the agency to spend on other projects-deep-space exploration and transformative science missions-which presently remain out of reach for private enterprise. A Senate subcommittee is expected to vote Thursday on a bill that would allow NASA to get the funding it says it needs to carry out President Bush’s vision of sending humans back to the moon and onward to Mars. Cut them out. Glue fleece to front and back of each poster-board ear. With bristle brush, lightly paint cheeks, ear centers, and the end of the trunk red. Paint wooden balls black, and add a white dot for a highlight on each. Hot glue balls to the top of the cap for eyes. Poke two small holes on either side along top straight edge of each hoof.

Make two small holes in either side of the snout. Cut elastic to fit around the child’s head, and tie elastic ends in holes. Cut out holes. Paint car however you’d like. However, we like to have a laugh, and usually so do our customers. Have child wear black or brown tights and a white leotard for the owl’s body. Make a red cape and have your child wear red tights and a red leotard to create a cardinal. Like the Sun itself, the solar wind is made up of plasma, where negatively charged electrons have separated from positively charged ions, creating a sea of free-floating particles with individual electric charge. A Category 5 has sustained winds of 157 miles per hour (252 kilometers per hour) or greater, strong enough to flatten even well-built homes and send debris flying like airborne missiles. The hope is that the impact had enough force to alter the obit of the asteroid, even if just a little bit.

Originally scheduled for a three-month mission on the Martian surface, NASA renewed its mission twice, and, even as cold October temperatures forced the scientists to begin shutting down the lander’s systems, it was still sending readings back to Earth. The sixth encounter, almost two years after the fifth, shortened its period down to 92 days, two-fifths that of Venus. Fold top of T down to make spoiler. Cut on the top line, and on the bottom line, cut Vs along the edge for feathers. Flatten the slime and add glitter to the top. Add to that the sharp moon dust that flies about and the lack of atmosphere to protect you from solar radiation, and it isn’t exactly a trip to the beach. Add wrinkles for texture. New Horizons will analyze the spectrums of infrared and ultraviolet light reflected from the surface to learn about the surface’s makeup. Blue light is scattered in all directions by the tiny molecules of air in Earth’s atmosphere. With little more than a sweat suit and some scissors, you can create this no-sew kids’ Halloween costume that’s sure to bring home the blue ribbon.

An excellent ensemble for budding scholars — or just smarty-pants — this wise old owl Halloween costume gives any kid who wears it a knowing look. This forced users who share data to adopt the same software platform. The license is issued to the drivers who qualify the test. Draw two ears on pink foam, and cut them out. To make the cape’s neckline, hold the knot at the folded corner, pull string taut, and draw a curve from fabric edge to fabric edge. Cut the brown ribbon in half and glue it to the inside edges of the cape’s neckline for ties. Cut out inside of letters with a craft knife to create a stencil. Poke the end of the stem through the back seam of the sweatpants, and pin it to the inside. Kids love animals, and they love to pretend, so once you’ve made this easy, no-sew elephant kids’ Halloween costume, stand back and see where imagination takes them. For bird-lovers of other stripes (or baseball fans for that matter), check out the Haunted Hint below for tips on adapting this easy, no-sew kids’ Halloween costume from an owl to the bird of your choice, be it a cardinal, oriole, or bluebird.