November 2005 in Science - November 26, 2005

November 26, 2005

• The launch of Falcon 1 is scrubbed due to problems with the liquid oxygen tanking infrastructure. No new launch date is set. (Spaceflight Now)
• Indian millionaire Vijaypat Singhania reaches a height of nearly 70,000 ft (21,330 m) in a hot air balloon. Subject to verification, this would set a new world record. (AP/YahooNews)
• The Hayabusa spacecraft lands on 25143 Itokawa a second time and executes its sample collection sequence on the surface, successfully. JAXA officials say that with high probability the probe now holds asteroid material, which is slated to return to Earth by 2007. (BBC)