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Battaiion/Page 9 February 3, 1982 state/national -''Astronauts prepare for flight United Press International HOUSTON — Astronauts ack Lousma and C. Gordon Fullerton boarded a Space Shut tle simulator Tuesday and flight controllers began a 64-hour full- Students! Essay Competition! $2 entry fee. Win ’82 Datsun 280ZX, $9500, $8000, $7000, $6000, $5000, 29 other awards$. Write less than 151 words to tell "Why a College Education.” Mail by Feb. 21, 1982 with name, address, en- ^try fee to: IPar Tutorial Assn. 389 North Oakland, Rm. 7 Pasadena, Ca. 91101 For winners list, enclose stamped, selt- addressed envelope. ■n he tel tion he. fferenij "the oil a scale simulation in preparation for the third shuttle flight. Three groups of controllers were to work around the clock in Mission Control, but the two astronauts — who would find it uncomfortable for too long at a time — were to go home for the night. “A controller will act as if he’s an astronaut during the sleep period,” Johnson Space Center spokesman Terry White said. The actual flight launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida is set for March 22. Computer analysts posed problems for the controllers and the astronauts during the simu lation as both received visual and electronic data similar to that they will experience in flight. The simulation began at 8 a.m. and picked up into the flight at one day, 21 hours and 45 minutes. White said the astro nauts will work during the day, but then go home during the flight’s sleep hours. “They afe in a normal gravity situation now and sitting in those cockpit seats and trying to sleep in normal gravity would be too much. iganorf en Kinif it. 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R| W I )\Y/h I Phone: 918-627'3330. - UlIXL^W bSb A DIVISION OF SEISMOGRAPH SERVICE CORPORATION A SUBSIDIARY OF RAYTHEON COMPANY THE BIRDWELL EXECUTIVE, m l We will be on campus tbr interv, Contact your placement) office fo^ * BIRDWELL DIVISION IS AN EQUAL OPPORT ducational requirements. MSC LAW DAY: For those interested in law school and legal careers, Tickets will be on sale at MSC Ixix office from Feb. 1-5. ECONOMICS SOCIETY: Meeting will feature Dr. Saving at 7 p.m. in 350 MSC. ANTHROPOLOGY CLUB: Dr. V.M. Bryant will speak on Archaeological Palynology at 7:30 p.m. in 301 Bolton. NURSING SOCIETY: Sally Miller from Planned Parent hood will speak at 7 p.m. in 140 MSC. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Candlelight ser vice of meditation will be at 10 p.m. in the University Luther an Chapel, 315 N. College Main. TEXAS AGGIE MOTORCYCLE CLUB: There will be a guest speaker at 8:30 p.m. in 230 MSC. WEST TEXAS SAN ANGELO HOMETOWN CLUB: First meeting of semester at 7 p.m. in 201 Physics Building. Bring dues. WHEELCHAIR SHUFFLEBOARD: Instruction and activ ity will be at 3 p.m. in 304 E. Kyle. LANCASTER HOMETOWN CLUB: Meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 140A MSC. Plans for the spring semester will be discussed and refreshments afterwards. BOWIE COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB: Meeting at 7 p.m. in 507 Rudder. TAMU HANG GLIDING CLUB: Monthly meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 302 Rudder. BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE: “Further Adven tures of Black Lovers”, a play by T homas Meloncon, will be in the Rudder Forum. Call box office for time. NEWMAN CLUB: Meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the student center. OMEGA PHI ALPHA: National service sorority will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. C.A.R.P.: Video showing on Communism in Central America at 8:30 p.m. in 605 Rudder. MSC LAW DAY: For those interested in law school and legal careers, tickets will be on sale at the MSC Box Office, Feb. 1-5. CATHOLIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: An interna tional students meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the student center. The Coffeehouse Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in the student center. Inquiry Class II will meet at 6 p.m. in the student center. Night prayer held at 10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church. The Nursing Home Committee will meet in the student center at 7 p.m. also. ALVIN HOMETOWN CLUB: Meeting at 7 p.m. in 350A MSC. Then a trip to Hall of Fame. DANCE ARTS SOCIETY: Modern/Jazz will be from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in E. Kyle. Beginning tap will be from 7 p.m. to8 p.m. in 268 E. Kyle. Intermediate tap will be from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in 268 E. Kyle. INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION SOCIETY: Check ing meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 204C of the library. TEXAS A&M FENCING CLUB: Sabre team ladder and men’s foil final will be in 267 E. Kyle. DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIA TION: ARCO will be presenting information on Careers in Data Processing at 7 p.m. in the Aggieland Inn. All students and faculty are invited for refreshments and discussion. UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Leave to sing and visit at Sherwood Nursing Home at 6:30 p.m. in the Universi ty Lutheran Chapel, 315 N. College Main. CLASS OF ’83: General meeting with Jackie Sherrill, new head coach and athletic director, as speaker at 7:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder. TEAM BOWLING CAPTAIN’S MEETING: Schedules will be given out and rules discussed at 5:15 p.m. in 267 G. Rollie White. OMEGA PHI ALPHA AND ALPHA PHI OMEGA: The two organizations will sponsor the M. D. Dancethon at the Aggieland Inn from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday. Ken’s Automotive 421 S. 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