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 Olympic Torch launched into space ahead of Games.
On November 07, 2013 at 04:14 UTC the Russian "Soyuz TMA-11M” spacecraft carrying a three-man crew and the Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The space vehicle was orbited by the Russian "Soyuz-FG” rocket-carrier decorated with the symbols of the Sochi Games and the Olympic rings.
The spacecraft is piloted by 3 cosmonauts: Commander, Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin (center); flight-engineer, American astronaut Richard Mastracchio (right); Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (left). 
Photo by Russian Cosmonaut training center.
The space vehicle is to dock with the International Space Station just after 4 orbits.
Tyurin, Mastracchio and Wakata will join current ISS expedition members, Russian cosmonauts Fjodo
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India launched interplanetary probe to Mars.
On November 05, 2013 at 09:08 UTC the "Mangalyaan” interplanetary probe was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, India's spaceport on Sriharikota Island about 50 miles north of Chennai. The interplanetary spacecraft was orbited by the PSLV C-25 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) rocket-carrier. The "Mangalyaan” means "Mars craft" in Hindi.
The 1,337 kg interplanetary probe will study Martian surface, atmosphere and mineralogy. The "Mangalyaan” is expected to reach the Red Planet's orbit in September 2014, according to scientists from state-owned Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). If all goes well and the mission reaches the Red Planet's orbit, then ISRO will become the world's fourth space agency, after those of Russia, the USA and Europe to undertake a successful Mars mission.
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Date: 07.11.2013
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“Albert Einstein” spacecraft deorbited.
On November 02, 2013 at the European ATV-4 "Albert Einstein” unmanned supply spacecraft was deorbited. Non-burnt fragments of the spacecraft sank in the South part of the Pacific at about 12:04 UTC.
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Soyuz TMA-09M redocking.
On November 01, 2013 the "Soyuz TMA-09M” spacecraft was redocked from the "Rassvet” module to the "Zvezda” module of the International Space Station.
The operation was carried out manually by Soyuz commander, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin. During the redocking the crew also consisted of Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and American astronauts Karen Nyberg.
Three other crew members – Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy as well as American astronaut Michael Hopkins - were in the station following the redocking operation.
The Soyuz TMA-09M undocked from the station at 08:33 UTC. The redocking mission lasted about 20 minutes. At 08:54 UTC the spacecraft docked to the docking port of the "Zvezda” module.
The docking port of the "Rassvet” module is to be occupied by the Soyuz TMA-11M manned spacecraft, which is scheduled for launch from Baykonur Cosmodrome on November 07, 2013.
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China launched remote-sensing satellite.
On October 29, 2013 at 02:50 UTC the "Long March – 2C” ("Changzheng-2C”) rocket-carrier was launched the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province. The rocket orbited the "Yaogan-18” remote-sensing satellite. The satellite will be used to conduct scientific experiments, carry out land surveys, monitor crop yields and aid in preventing and reducing natural disasters.
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Date: 05.11.2013
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“Albert Einstein” spacecraft undocked from space station.
On October 28, 2013 at 08:55 UTC the European ATV-4 "Albert Einstein” unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the Russian "Zvezda” ("Star”) module of the International Space Station.
The undocking marked the end of a 134-day stay at the space station since the ATV arrived June 15 with seven tons of cargo, including food, experiments, spare components, water, oxygen and rocket fuel.
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American satellite is orbited by Russian rocket.
On October 25, 2013 at 18:08 UTC the "Proton-M” rocket-carrier was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The rocket equipped with the "Briz-M” booster orbited the US "Sirius FM-6” telecommunication satellite.
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Date: 05.11.2013
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China launched an experimental satellite.
On October 25, 2013 at 03:50 UTC the "Long March – 4B” ("Changzheng-4B”) rocket-carrier was launched from the Jiuquan satellite launching center in northwest China's Inner Mongolia province. The rocket orbited the "Shijian-16” experimental satellite.
According to the Xinhua news agency, the "Shijian-16” will be "used mainly for conducting space environment exploration and technological experiments. Shijian means "practice" in Chinese.
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Date: 05.11.2013
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The first space flight of Cygnus completed.
On October 23, 2013 at the "Cygnus” unmanned supply spacecraft was deorbited. Two braking burns at 13:06 and 17:41 UTC guided the "Cygnus” to re-entry over the sparsely-populated South Pacific.
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Cygnus spacecraft was undocked from space station.
On October 22, 2013 the US "Cygnus” unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the International Space Station. The spacecraft, which had been attached to the space station since Sept. 29, was released by astronauts aboard the station using the orbiting complex's huge robotic arm at 11:31 UTC.
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