1. Space News Update - November 26, 2012 - In the News Story 1: Story 1: NASA, Roscosmos Choose First Crew for Year-Long ISS Mission Story 2: Story 2: Cracks discovered in Orion capsule's pressure shell Story 3: Story 3: Spacecraft Monitoring Martian Dust Storm Departments The Night Sky ISS Sighting Opportunities NASA-TV Highlights Space Calendar Food for Thought Space Image of the Week

2. NASA, Roscosmos Choose First Crew for Year-Long ISS Mission > Scott KellyMikhail Kornienko

3. Cracks discovered in Orion capsule's pressure shell

4. Spacecraft Monitoring Martian Dust Storm

5. The Night Sky Monday, November 26 · As dawn begins on Monday and Tuesday mornings, look southeast to spot bright Venus and fainter Saturn less than 1° apart. As dawn brightens further, look far to their lower left for Mercury. Tuesday, November 27 · Full Moon tonight and tomorrow night. This evening, look lower left of the Moon for Jupiter and orange Aldebaran. Look upper left of the Moon for the fainter Pleiades cluster (binoculars help), and far left for Capella (out of the frame here). · A weak penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurs before and/or during dawn Wednesday morning for western North America. The penumbra is the pale outer fringe of Earth's shadow. The Moon will be deepest in it from 6:18 to 6:48 a.m. PST on Wednesday the 28th (14:18 to 14:48 on the 28th Universal Time). Look for a weak shading on the Moon's north (upper right) side. The farther in from the West Coast you are, the brighter the dawn and the lower the Moon will be. The penumbral eclipse takes place high in the middle of the night for the longitudes of Australia and Japan, in late evening of the 28th local date for China and Southeast Asia, and early that evening for India with the Moon still low in the east. More details.More details Sky & Telescope

6. The Night Sky Wednesday, November 28 · The Moon shines close to Jupiter and Aldebaran this evening, with the dimmer Pleiades above them. Think photo opportunity! Use a long (or zoomed) lens, and try a variety of exposures to catch the faint stars as well as the bright Moon. Thursday, November 29 · After the Moon rises this evening, spot Jupiter and fainter Aldebaran to its upper right, and Capella farther to its upper left. · Jupiter's Great Red Spot should cross Jupiter's central meridian around 11:00 p.m. EST (8:00 p.m. PST). Friday, November 30 · The waning Moon rises less than an hour after the end of twilight. Once it's up, look right of it, by a bit more than a fist-width at arm's length, for orange-red Betelgeuse sparkling in Orion's shoulder. Sky & Telescope

7. ISS Sighting Opportunities Sighting information for other cities can be found at NASA’s Satellite Sighting InformationSatellite Sighting Information For Denver: SATELLITELOCALDURATION MAX ELEV APPROACHDEPARTURE DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR) ISSMon Nov 26/06:00 AM42511 above NNW16 above ENE ISSTue Nov 27/05:12 AM31818 above NNE10 above ENE ISSWed Nov 28/04:24 AM< 11010 above NE ISSWed Nov 28/05:57 AM45115 above NW34 above E ISSThu Nov 29/05:09 AM23130 above NNE20 above ENE ISSFri Nov 30/04:21 AM< 11212 above ENE ISSFri Nov 30/05:54 AM45722 above WNW17 above SE

8. NASA-TV Highlights Watch NASA TV on the Net by going to NASA website.NASA website November 27, Tuesday 8:20 a.m. - ISS Expedition 34 In-Flight Interviews with WNDU-TV, South Bend, IN and the Notre Dame/St. Mary’s Observer - JSC (Public and Media Channels) November 28, Wednesday 12 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 34/35 Qualification Training Simulation Runs at Star City, Russia - JSC (All Channels) November 29, Thursday 3 p.m. - Video File of the ISS Expedition 34/35 Crew News Conference at Star City, Russia and Visit to Red Square in Moscow - JSC (All Channels) November 30, Friday 6:30 a.m. - Video B-Roll Feed of ISS Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA - JSC (Public and Media Channels) 7 - 8 a.m. - Live Interviews with ISS Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams of NASA - JSC (Public and Media Channels) 12:30 p.m. - ISS Expedition 34 Educational In-Flight Event with the Center for Research on STEM Teaching and Learning in Stillwater, OK - JSC (All Channels)

9. Space Calendar · Nov 26 - Asteroid 8489 Boulder Closest Approach To Earth (2.529 AU)Asteroid 8489 Boulder · Nov 27 - Venus Passes 0.5 Degrees From SaturnVenusSaturn · Nov 27 - Mars Passes 4.5 Degrees From PlutoMarsPluto · Nov 27 - Asteroid 10005 Chernega Occults HIP 24984 (6.3 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 10005 Chernega Occults HIP 24984 · Nov 27 - Asteroid 1994 XD Near-Earth Flyby (0.052 AU)Asteroid 1994 XDNear-Earth Flyby · Nov 27 - Asteroid 2012 VC6 Near-Earth Flyby (0.065 AU)Asteroid 2012 VC6Near-Earth Flyby · Nov 27 - Asteroid 4252 Godwin Closest Approach To Earth (2.040 AU)Asteroid 4252 Godwin · Nov 27 - Kuiper Belt Object 278361 (2007 JJ43) At Opposition (42.405 AU)Kuiper Belt Object 278361 (2007 JJ43)At Opposition · Nov 28 - [Nov 21] Lunar EclipseLunar Eclipse · Nov 28 - Comet C/2012 K5 (LINEAR) Perihelion (1.142 AU)Comet C/2012 K5 (LINEAR)Perihelion · Nov 28 - Asteroid 2012 VK77 Near-Earth Flyby (0.083 AU)Asteroid 2012 VK77Near-Earth Flyby · Nov 28 - Asteroid 6296 Cleveland Closest Approach To Earth (1.044 AU)Asteroid 6296 Cleveland · Nov 28 - 10th Anniversary (2002), Alsat 1 Launch (1st Algerian Satellite)Alsat 1 · Nov 29 - [Nov 22] Cassini, Titan FlybyCassini · Nov 29 - [Nov 22] STSat 2C Naro 1 LaunchSTSat 2C · Nov 29 - Moon Occults JupiterMoon Occults Jupiter · Nov 29 - [Nov 22] Asteroid 2012 WH1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)Asteroid 2012 WH1Near-Earth Flyby · Nov 29 - Asteroid 1762 Russell Closest Approach To Earth (1.699 AU)Asteroid 1762 Russell · Nov 29 - Asteroid 6128 Lasorda Closest Approach To Earth (2.098 AU)Asteroid 6128 Lasorda · Nov 29 - 45th Anniversary (1967), Wresat 1 Launch (Australia's 1st Satellite)Wresat 1 · Nov 30 - Pleiades 1-B Soyuz STA-Fregat LaunchPleiades · Nov 30 - Asteroid 21 Lutetia Occults 2UCAC 40163359 (12.9 Magnitude Star)Asteroid 21 Lutetia Occults 2UCAC 40163359 · Nov 30 - Asteroid 14764 Kilauea Closest Approach To Earth (0.975 AU)Asteroid 14764 Kilauea JPL Space Calendar

10. Food for Thought Orion Revisited: Astronomers Find New Star Cluster in Front of the Orion Nebula

11. Space Image of the Week Credit & Copyright: Alan Friedman Alan Friedman