The team working on ESA's Rosetta mission have been particularly
busy in November. Activities are underway to set the 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.
First Night Launch Since Shuttle Returned To Flight
NASA senior managers have unanimously recommended launching the
Space Shuttle Discovery on December 7. Commander Mark Polansky and
his six crewmates are scheduled to lift off at 9:35 p.m. EST on the
STS-116 mission, one of the most challenging flights to continue
building the International Space Station.
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