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October 31
- Space Station Trash Plunging to Earth
- Mars Trek: TV Show Dramatizes Five Years of Red Planet Roving
- Meteor Shower Could Spur Bright Fireballs
- Venus and the Moon to Treat or Trick
- Space Shuttle Endeavour Cleared for Nov. 14 Launch
October 30
- NASA Delays Hubble Shuttle Mission to May 2009
- Private Firm Reveals Ambitious Moon Mission Plan
- Cold Storage: Moon Might Preserve Alien Life
- Ancient Meteorites Give Clues to Planet Formation
- Hubble Telescope Photographs a Perfect Cosmic 10
- Mars Lander Goes Inactive
- Hubble Space Telescope Bounces Back from Glitches
- Reconstructing ETs: Lessons From a Neanderthal
October 29
- NASA Denies News Report that Ares I Is Doomed
- Mercury Flyby Reveals New Oddities
- To Pluto With Postage: Nine Souvenirs Stow Away on NASA Probe
- Shuttle Astronauts Practice Escape Drill for Launch
- Mars Lander Starts Winter Shutdown
- Astronauts Ride in Style in New Moon Truck
October 28
- New Signs That Ancient Mars Was Wet
- NASA Aims to Keep Moon's Skies Junk-Free
October 27
- Endeavour Shuttle Crew Eager for Launch Test Run
- Nearby Star Hosts Three-Ring Circus
- Spinoffs Expected From Suborbital Vehicle Work
October 26
- Team Armadillo Wins $350,000 in Mock Moon Lander Contest
October 24
- What a View! Space Bubbles Would Thrill Tourists
- Meteor 'Fireball' Caught on Video
- SETI Signal Detectors on the Allen Telescope Array: First Light, Faint Fiducials
- Lunar Lander Showdown: Two Teams Vie for $2 Million in Prizes
- Space Tourist, Station Cosmonauts Land Safely
- The Mysterious Zodiacal Light
October 23
- Starquakes Seen Inside Faraway Stars
- Hubble Back on Track to Resume Operations
- Shuttle Endeavour Swaps Launch Pads for November Liftoff
- Hopes Dashed for Ice on Moon
- Space Tourist, Cosmonauts to Land Tonight
- Hurry! Life Must Form Quickly on Some Planets
October 22
- New Space Station Crew Takes Charge
- Competition Heats Up for Space Station Cargo Contract
- India Celebrates Launch of First Moon Probe
- Laser Could Aid Search for Life on Mars
October 21
- First Apollo Flight Crew Last to be Honored
- Billions at Stake in Bid for NASA Mission Control Contract
- Congress Withholds Funding for Spysat Program
- Ex-Astronaut Aims to Get Statement Tossed Out
- India Shoots for the Moon with New Probe
- Planets Thought Dead Might Be Habitable
October 20
- Latest Space Tourist Gets His Money's Worth
- Strange Weather on Alien Planets Explained
October 18
- Space Tourist Settles in Aboard Station
October 17
- New Observatory Set to Scan Solar System’s Edge
- Europe to Delay Mars Rover Mission
- NASA Hits Snag in Reviving Hubble Space Telescope
- One Mystery of Jet Streams Explained
- FAA Approves Rocket Races
- Doorstep Astronomy: Mercury in the Morning
October 16
- Mysterious Mars Moon a Pile of Rubble
- NASA: Hubble Space Telescope's Reboot Going Well
- Hottest Planet Ever Discovered
- China's Space Capability Could Surpass United States, Panel Warns
- Bush Signs NASA Authorization Bill into Law
- Impact Crater Exhumed from Mars Ice
- J.J. Abrams Gives Glimpse of New 'Star Trek' Film
- 'Alien' Water Bears Amaze Scientists
- A Major Moon Dust-Up
October 15
- Phoenix Lander Survives Martian Dust Storm
- Europe Aims For Re-entry Spacecraft
October 14
- Von Braun Sketches to Be Auctioned
- Astronaut's Son Reboots Dad's Work in Orbit
- New Crew, Space Tourist Arrive at Space Station
- NASA to Begin Hubble Space Telescope Fix
October 13
- Hubble Repair Delay Puts Ares 1-X Rocket Test on Hold
- Giant Cyclones Seen on Saturn
- Distant Spacecraft Scans Earth for Signs of Life
- OHB Uses Galileo Bid to Send a Message to Competitors
October 12
- Former Astronaut's Son Blasts Off Toward Space Station
- Space Tourist, Astronauts to Dock at Station
October 11
- The 100th Crewed Soyuz Flight That (Maybe) Isn't
- Space Tourist, Station Crew to Launch Sunday
- SpaceDev Founder Jim Benson Dies at 63
October 10
- NASA Sticks to 2009 Launch for Flagship Mars Mission
- Mission Extended for NASA's Oldest Mars Spycraft
- NASA Draws Plan to Revive Hubble Space Telescope
- Space Station Toilet Breaks Again
- Former Astronaut's Son Set for Space Tourist Trek
- Sky Search: How to Find Neptune
October 9
- New Teams Join Private Race to Moon
- Post-Shuttle Job Loss Estimate Falls to 3,500
- Phoenix Lander Scoops Dirt from Under Martian Rock
- Veteran Space Station Crew Ready to Fly
- Juno Spacecraft to Study Jupiter
October 8
- Cassini Probe Sets Sights on Icy Saturn Moon
- Asteroid Exploded in Earth's Atmosphere
- Checkmate: Astronaut Battles Earth in Chess
- Frozen Death Looms for Phoenix Mars Lander
October 7
- Digital-Age Guru Signs on as Backup Space Tourist
- Despite Waiver, NASA To Stop Using Russian Cargo Vehicle
- Collecting 50 Years of NASA Space History
- Millions of Names Sent to Space
- NASA's Legacy: The Quest for the Moon
- Spacecraft Reveals Stunning New Views of Mercury
October 6
- Elite Club Lets Space Tourist Cut to Front of Line
- Small Asteroid to Streak into Earth's Atmosphere Tonight
- Huge Planet Defies Explanation
- New Stellar Speedometers Probe Universe's Mysteries
- European Defence Agency Has Growing Interest in Military Space
- Galaxy Diversity Reveals Clues to Cosmic Evolution
- Spacecraft Zooms by Mercury for Second Time
October 3
- Comet Capture Capsule Goes On Display
- NASA Moves Up November Shuttle Launch
- Israeli Astronaut's Diary Goes on Display in Jerusalem
- Dim but Visible: Seeking Out Uranus
October 2
- Bush Signs NASA Budget, Soyuz Waiver Into Law
- Our Solar System Born in 'Little Bang'
- Virgin Galactic Rejects Million-Dollar Offer to Film Sex Video
- NASA at 50: The Shuttle, Space Station and Beyond
- Two Companions Found Near Dog-bone Asteroid
- Ancient Microbes Hint at Life's Limits
October 1
- NASA Taps Ex-Astronaut to Head Spaceport
- Spacecraft Set to Swing by Mercury
- Dnepr Rocket Launches Earth-Watching Satellite for Thailand
- Galaxy is Surprisingly Magnetic
- Grounded Space Tourist Sues for $21 Million Refund
- 50 Years in Space: NASA's Roadmap to 2058
- Listening In: Lander to Record Mars Sounds