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Space News Update November 18, 2011 -

Space News Update November 18, 2011 -. In the News Story 1: MSL "Go" for November 25 Launch Story 2: New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of the Moon Story 3: NASA extends MESSENGER mission to Mercury Departments The Night Sky

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Space News Update November 18, 2011 -

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  1. Space News Update • November 18, 2011 - In the News Story 1: MSL "Go" for November 25 Launch Story 2: New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of the Moon Story 3:NASA extends MESSENGER mission to Mercury Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting OpportunitiesSpace Calendar NASA-TV Highlights Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

  2. MSL "Go" for November 25 Launch

  3. New Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter High-Resolution Topographic Map of the Moon

  4. NASA extends MESSENGER mission to Mercury

  5. The Night Sky Friday, Nov. 18 · Last-quarter Moon (exact at 10:09 a.m. EST). The Moon shines near Mars and Regulus this morning and tomorrow morning. Saturday, Nov. 19 · Jupiter's moon Io crosses the face of Jupiter tonight from 10:00 p.m. to 12:09 a.m. EST. Io's tiny black shadow follows 34 minutes behind. (Subtract 3 hours to get PST.) Sunday, Nov. 20 · The bright eclipsing variable star Algol should be in one of its periodic dimmings, magnitude 3.4 instead of its usual 2.1, for a couple hours centered on 7:02 p.m. EST. Algol takes several additional hours to fade and to rebrighten. Here's a comparison-star chart giving the magnitudes of three stars near Algol; use them to judge its changing brightness. Monday, Nov. 21 · During dawn Monday morning the waning crescent Moon points down to Saturn and Spica, as shown above. On Tuesday morning, the three form a roughly horizontal line.

  6. For Denver: No ISS Sighting Opportunities For Denver: No ISS Sighting Opportunities ISS Sighting Opportunities For Denver: Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting Information

  7. NASA-TV Highlights (all times Eastern Daylight Time) November 21, Monday 9 a.m. - Replay of Expedition 29/30 Change of Command Ceremony (recorded on Nov. 20) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 1 p.m. - NASA Science Briefing - What Do We Know About Mars - KSC (All Channels) 2:15 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29 Farewells and Hatch Closure Coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 2:45 p.m. ET) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 5:30 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29/Soyuz TMA-02M Undocking Coverage (undocking scheduled at 6:00 p.m. ET) - JSC (Public, HD and Media Channels) 8 p.m. - ISS Expedition 29/Soyuz TMA-02M Deorbit Burn and Landing Coverage (Deorbit burn scheduled at 8:30 p.m. ET, landing in Kazakhstan scheduled at 9:24 p.m. ET) - JSC via Kazakhstan (Public, HD and Media Channels) Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website

  8. Johann Gottfried Galle Space Calendar Nov 18 - Asteroid 78905 Seanokeefe Closest Approach To Earth (1.327 AU) Nov 19 - Asteroid 1485 Isa Occults HIP 91004 (5.5 Magnitude Star) Nov 19 - Asteroid 38237 Roche Closest Approach To Earth (1.766 AU) Nov 20 - Asteroid 2011 UA115Near-Earth Flyby (0.039 AU) Nov 20 - Asteroid 5430 Luu Closest Approach To Earth (1.998 AU) Nov 21 - [Nov 14] Soyuz 27 Return to Earth (International Space Station) Nov 21 - Asteroid 5261 EurekaClosest Approach To Earth (0.514 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 1284 Latvia Closest Approach To Earth (1.228 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 1432 Ethiopia Closest Approach To Earth (1.257 AU) Nov 21 - Asteroid 8672 Morse Closest Approach To Earth (1.733 AU)

  9. Food for Thought Space Would Take Big Hit if Supercommittee Fails

  10. Space Image of the Week Soyuz on the Launch Pad Image Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi

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