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Astronaut Name	Birth Year	Birthdate	Callsign	Missions	Notes
N. Jan Davis (JAN DAY-viss)	1953	November 1	None (SAREX Operator)	STS-47, STS-60, STS-85	A veteran NASA astronaut and mechanical engineer, Jan Davis logged over 673 hours in space across three Space Shuttle missions, operating the Spacelab-J module and deploying multiple orbital payloads.
Jeffrey A. Hoffman (JEF-ree HOF-mun)	1944	November 2	None (SAREX Operator)	STS-51-D, STS-35, STS-46, STS-61, STS-75	An astrophysicist and NASA astronaut who logged over 1,211 hours in space across five Space Shuttle flights, Hoffman became the first astronaut to log 1,000 flight hours aboard the shuttle.
Andreas Mogensen (an-DRAY-uhss MOH-ghen-sun)	1976	November 2	KG5GCZ	Soyuz TMA-18M, SpaceX Crew-7 / Expedition 69/70	Mogensen made history as the first Danish citizen in space when he launched aboard Soyuz TMA-18M in 2015, and later commanded Expedition 70 aboard the International Space Station during the Huginn mission.
Kevin P. Chilton (KEV-in CHIL-tun)	1954	November 3	KC5TEU	STS-49, STS-59, STS-76	A retired United States Air Force four-star general and NASA astronaut, Chilton piloted the maiden flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-49, which featured the legendary three-person extravehicular activity to retrieve the Intelsat VI satellite.
Jeanette J. Epps (juh-NET EPSS)	1970	November 3	KF5QNU	SpaceX Crew-8 / Expedition 70/71	An aerospace engineer, former CIA technical intelligence officer, and NASA astronaut, Jeanette Epps logged 235 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station as a flight engineer during Expedition 70 and 71. She holds amateur radio callsign KF5QNU.
Robert J. Cenker (ROB-ert SEN-ker)	1948	November 5	None	STS-61-C	An American electrical and aerospace systems engineer with RCA, Cenker flew as a payload specialist aboard Space Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-61-C in January 1986.
Charles O. Hobaugh (CHARLZ HOH-baw)	1961	November 5	None	STS-104, STS-118, STS-129	A retired United States Marine Corps Colonel, naval aviator, and NASA astronaut, Hobaugh logged over 36 days in space across three Space Shuttle assembly flights to the International Space Station.
Alan G. Poindexter (AL-un POYN-dek-ster)	1961	November 5	None	STS-122, STS-131	A decorated United States Navy Captain, naval test pilot, and veteran NASA astronaut, Poindexter logged nearly 28 days in orbit aboard the Space Shuttle.
Benjamin Alvin Drew Jr. (BEN-juh-min AL-vin DROO)	1962	November 5	None	STS-118, STS-133	A retired United States Air Force Colonel, command pilot, and NASA astronaut, Drew logged over 612 hours in space across two Space Shuttle missions, performing two extravehicular activities totaling 12 hours and 48 minutes.
Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya (nah-DYEZH-duh koo-ZHEL-ny-uh)	1962	November 6	None	Cosmonaut Candidate (Soyuz TM-32 Backup Crew)	An accomplished Russian aircraft pilot, aerobatic champion, and RKK Energia aerospace engineer, Kuzhelnaya was selected for the Russian cosmonaut corps in 1994 and completed comprehensive spaceflight qualification training.

This Week in Space History

Mars 1: Soviet Union Launches Humanity’s First Mars Flyby Probe – November 1, 1962

Sputnik 2: Laika Becomes the First Living Animal to Orbit the Earth – November 3, 1957

Shenzhou-8 and Tiangong-1: China Achieves First Automated Orbital Rendezvous and Docking – November 3, 2011

Venera 14: Launch of Soviet Descent Lander and Acoustic Sound Recording on Venus – November 4, 1981

Mars Orbiter Mission (Mangalyaan): India Launches Maiden Interplanetary Mission to Mars – November 5, 2013

GEOS-1 (Explorer 29): NASA Launches First Dedicated Geodetic Satellite – November 6, 1965

Miss Carolyn’s Constellation of the Week

Constellation “Lacerta the Lizard”

Space Launches For This Week

Space Flight Now Launch Schedule

Launch Schedule

November 8, 2026

• Rocket: Long March 12

• Mission: SatNet LEO Group

• Location: Wenchang Space Launch Site, China

• Details: Deploys a batch of low-Earth orbit communication satellites.

November 10, 2026

• Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

• Mission: USSF-627

• Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Details: Classified national security mission for the U.S. Space Force.

November 11, 2026

• Rocket: Long March 2D

• Mission: Unknown Payload

• Location: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China

• Details: Standard Chinese military or technological research payload deployment.

• Rocket: Mir (GYŪB) Rocket

• Mission: Test Flight #4

• Location: Offshore Launch Platform near Jeju Island, South Korea

• Details: Military demonstration vehicle test flight managed by the Agency for Defense Development.

November 13, 2026

• Rocket: Falcon 9 Block 5

• Mission: USSF-317

• Location: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

• Details: Clandestine tracking and sensing payload deployment for the U.S. Space Force.

• Rocket: Vulcan VC6L

• Mission: Amazon Leo (LV-01)

• Location: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida

• Details: Marks United Launch Alliance’s highly anticipated mid-November return to flight.

November 14, 2026

• Rocket: Electron

• Mission: The Mountain God Rises (iQPS Launch 10)

• Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand

• Details: Dedicated commercial rideshare carrying high-resolution synthetic aperture radar satellites.

Visible satellite passages over the next couple of days.

You can use the http://www.heavens-above.com website to find out what’s in orbit and

where to look during fly-overs

All times are “local” (Dallas) time.

ISS visible passes table for 7–14 November 2026, showing brightness, start, highest point, end times, altitudes, azimuths, and pass types.

No Tiangong passes to note

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