[Friday, November 3, 2006] Fulfilling the President's Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) will require overcoming many challenges. Among these are the hazards of space radiation to crews traveling to the Moon and Mars.

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[Sunday, November 5, 2006] The National Space Society is sponsoring an art contest in which artists are to create visions of a spacefaring future - a future of space settlement, be they on the Moon, on Mars, on asteroids, or orbiting independently in space.

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] "In 2010, a small unmanned research spacecraft designed by students will launch into Earth's orbit. We invite you to participate in this landmark mission by uploading content to be printed on our spacecraft."

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[Monday, November 6, 2006] "Based on the key objectives contained in the ESAS, an alternate space exploration architecture was formulated which reduces the development bottlenecks in NASA's current Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) plan."

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[Tuesday, November 7, 2006] Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was launched 10 years ago today, on 7 November 1996. The spacecraft reached Mars on 12 September 1997, and has been observing the ever-changing red planet over the course of the past 5 martian years.

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[Tuesday, November 7, 2006] On Mars, Earth probably looks like a pinprick in the sky. But before astronauts can glimpse the view from the red planet, doctors must better understand how to handle medical problems and surgeries in space, University of Florida researchers say.

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[Thursday, November 9, 2006] Engineers are striving to restore full communications with NASA's Mars Global Surveyor on the 10th anniversary of the spacecraft's Nov. 7, 1996, launch.

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[Wednesday, November 15, 2006] After Spirit's successful 0.71-meter (28-inch) bump on sol 1010, the team has new targets in the robotic arm's work volume for the first time in 204 sols.

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[Wednesday, November 15, 2006] Opportunity is healthy and has driven away from the "Cape Verde" promontory for further exploration around the rim of "Victoria Crater." Over the course of the next week, the rover will make its way to the next promontory, "Cape St. Mary."

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[Friday, November 17, 2006] Early June saw the celebration of 3 years in space for Mars-Express. Most of the summer has been spent on preparing for, and actually entering the power wise very challenging eclipse/aphelion season.

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[Friday, November 17, 2006] "Five new names have been approved for Mars: Angustus Labyrinthus, Chronius Mons, Promethei Mons, Sisyphi Tholus, and Thyles Montes.."

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[Saturday, November 18, 2006] Scientists from AFRL’s Air Vehicles Aerospace Vehicle Integration and Demonstration Branch, NASA Ames Research Center, and Naval Research Laboratory met from September 18-20 to perform testing of a Mars Flyer model in AFRL’s vertical wind tunnel.

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[Monday, November 20, 2006] NASA will hold a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Nov. 21, to discuss the status and science accomplishments of the Mars Global Surveyor.

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[Monday, November 20, 2006] "I cordially invite you to attend the next meeting of the Mars Exploration Program Analysis Group (MEPAG), scheduled for January 9-10, 2007 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, Virginia."

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[Tuesday, November 21, 2006] NASA's Mars Global Surveyor has likely finished its operating career. The spacecraft has served the longest and been the most productive of any mission ever sent to the red planet.

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[Wednesday, November 22, 2006] "The MSL mission is planned for launch during the September-November 2009 time period on an expendable launch vehicle. The arrival date at Mars would range from mid-July 2010 to not later than mid-October 2010."

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[Thursday, November 23, 2006] There has been an important change in the approval process for planetary feature names: as soon as the WGPSN has successfully reviewed a name, it is considered approved and can be used in publications.

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[Thursday, November 23, 2006] The USGS recently announced the names of 31 craters on the planet Mars. Among them is a crater named in honor of the late NASA astrobiologist Gerald (Gerry) Soffen.

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[Friday, November 24, 2006] "Just in time for Thanksgiving, 31 images have been released, from our transition (TRA) phase. This nearly doubles the number of released TRA images. Stay tuned for next week's release of the first PSP (Primary Science Phase) images."

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[Friday, November 24, 2006] These images capture what Mars typically looks like in mid-afternoon at Ls 137 degrees. In other words, with the exception of occasional differences in weather and polar frost patterns, this is what the red planet looks like this month (November 2006)

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[Friday, November 24, 2006] Crisp details in a suite of mid-latitude gullies on a crater wall are captured in this Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) view obtained in southern winter on 12 October 2006.

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[Friday, November 24, 2006] The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in cooporation with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing.

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[Tuesday, November 28, 2006] "The purpose of TES is to measure the thermal infrared energy emitted from Mars. This technique, called thermal emission spectroscopy, can tell us much about the geology and atmosphere of Mars."

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[Wednesday, November 29, 2006] Activities are underway to set the Rosetta spacecraft's trajectory and prepare the on-board instruments ready for the next major mission milestone: the swing-by of planet Mars in February 2007.

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[Thursday, November 30, 2006] The University of Arizona, in conjunction with NASA, is releasing the first of what will be a non-stop flood of incredibly detailed Mars images taken during the spacecraft's two-year primary science mission.

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