This Week in Space History

Nov 5 (1964): Mariner-3 Launch. Burn to Mars incorrect. Solar orbit.
Nov 5 (2002): Galileo's final Jovian moon flyby, of Amalthea.
Nov 5 (2013): Launch of India's first Mars mission.

Nov 6 (1965): Explorer-29 Launch. First Geodetic Explorer.
Nov 6 (1965): GEOS-1 Launch. (aka Explorer 29) Geodetic Earth Orbiting Satellite.
Nov 6 (1974): Luna-23 Touchdown on Moon, but fails to return samples.
Nov 6 (1985): STS 61-A Lands at Edwards Air Force Base.

Nov 7 (1959): Discoverer-7 Launch. Capsule never ejected.
Nov 7 (1967): Surveyor-6 Launch for Moon.
Nov 7 (1996): Mars Global Surveyor launch.
Nov 7 (2007): Landing of Discovery, after mission STS-120, on KSC runway 33 with Anderson from Expedition 15/16.
Nov 7 (2013): Launch of Soyuz TMA-11M. Tyurin, Mastracchio and Wakata to join ISS Expedition 38/39.

Nov 8 (1958): Pioneer-2 Fails moon approach.
Nov 8 (1968): Pioneer-9 Launch. Solar orbit. Monitor Solar activity.
Nov 8 (1984): Launch of STS 51-A - Hauck, D.Walker, A.Fisher, D.Gardner, Allen. Retrieval of Palapa and Westar via EVA for later re-launch.

Nov 9 (1967): First Saturn V - Apollo-4 unpiloted launch; success.
Nov 9 (2005): Launch of ESA's Venus Express on a Soyuz-FG/Fregat.
Nov 9 (2021): Return of Kimbrough, McArthur, Hoshide and Pesquet after 201 days, aboard Crew Dragon "Endeavour".

Nov 10 (1967): Surveyor-6 Touchdown on Moon.
Nov 10 (1968): Launch of Zond 6, 2nd unpiloted circumlunar flight; landed in USSR after double-dip glide reentry. Last test flight before planned piloted flight (scooped by Apollo 8).
Nov 10 (1970): Luna-17 Launched to Moon.
Nov 10 (2014): Return of Suraev, Wiseman, and Gerst aboard Soyuz TMA-13M after 166 days.

Nov 11 (1966): Launch of Gemini 12 - Lovell, Aldrin (100 x 175nm, Agena positioned s/c for solar eclipse photos. EVA. 63 orbits).
Nov 11 (1982): Launch of STS-5 - Brand, Overmyer, Allen, Lenoir
Nov 11 (2013): Return of Yurchikin, Nyberg and Parmitano aboard Soyuz TMA-09M after 168 days.
Nov 11 (2021): Launch of Chari, Marshburn, Matthais Maurer, and Barron aboard Crew Dragon "Endurance" to join ISS Expedition 66.
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