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October 31
- NASA: Space Station Solar Wing Repair a 'Top Priority'
- New Spin on How Stars are Born
- Astronauts Ready for Space Station Fix
- Future Mars Craft Inspires High-Tech Spy Plane
October 30
- NASA Assigns Field Center Roles for Ares 5, Lunar Lander
- NASA Ponders Space Station Troubles
- Space Station Solar Wing Rips in Orbit
- Rare Event: Easy-to-See Comet Holmes
- Massive Stellar Black Hole Smashes Record
- Floating Telescope Observes the Sun
October 29
- NASA Extends Shuttle Mission, Changes Spacewalk Plans
- Dazzling Comet Has Hint of Invisible Tail
- Robotic Arm Ballet: Astronauts Move Massive Truss, Take Time Off
- DARPA Readies Demonstration of Radically New In-Space Propulsion
- Scientists Say Dark Matter Doesn't Exist
October 28
- Lunar Lander Challenge Ends in Fire, Disappointment
- NASA Eyes Worrisome Debris in Space Station Joint
- Spacewalkers Help Detach Space Station Solar Power Tower
- The Free-Fall Collection: First Commercial Spacesuit Debuts at X Prize Cup
- Armadillo Fails In First Day Attempt at Lunar Lander Challenge
October 27
- Busy Shuttle Flight Goes Smoothly, Astronauts Say
- The X Prize Cup Executive Summit Connects Adventurers with Venture Capitalists
- Armadillo Aerospace Sets Its Sights on the Lunar Lander Challenge Prize
- Astronauts Open Space Station's New Room
October 26
- Lightsaber Leads List of Mission Mementos
- Russia's Proton Rocket Roars Back into Action
- Three More Teams Enter the Rocket Racing League
- Rocketplane Global Overhauls Suborbital Craft
- Dramatic Comet Outburst Could Last Weeks
- Astronauts Add New Orbital Room to Space Station
- Moon to Block Bright Star Nov. 3
October 25
- NASA: Extra Heat Shield Inspection Unlikely for Shuttle Discovery
- Defect Suspected in Fabric of Space-Time
- Hundreds of 'Missing' Black Holes Found
- The Sensation of Space Travel: Ride and Share Moments
- Shuttle Discovery Docks at Space Station
- Sharing the Sky
October 24
- First Look Finds Shuttle Heat Shield in Good Shape
- Personal Spaceflight: The Business Case for 'New Space'
- Now You Can Help Scientists Understand the Universe
- Astronauts Inspect Space Shuttle Heat Shield
- Obscure Comet Brightens Suddenly
- More Strange Holes Found in Saturn's Rings
- Robotic Prospector Under Development at Carnegie Mellon
- China Launches First Moon Probe
- Gateway to Space Station's Future Reaches Orbit
- Liftoff for New Mexico Rocket Festival!
October 23
- NASA: Shuttle Launch Paves Way to Larger Space Station
- Shuttle Astronauts Launch on Ambitious Space Station Mission
- Near-Earth Space Bubbles Mapped
October 22
- Shuttle Astronauts to Launch on 'Audacious' Spaceflight
- Old Galaxy Finds Fountain of Youth
- Rocketplane Kistler Appeals NASA Decision to Terminate COTS Agreement
- Weather Forecast Dips For Tuesday Shuttle Launch
- Entrepreneurs Envision a Sea Change in Commercial Space
- Astronaut Trio Set for Space Station Construction
- The Enduring Mysteries of the Sun
October 21
- Space Shuttle Discovery 'Go' for Tuesday Launch
- Spaceflyers Safely Land, Despite Worrisome Descent
- Mission Discovery: Spacewalkers Poised for Orbital Work
October 20
- NASA Watches Weather for Tuesday Shuttle Launch
- Space Station Crew to Return Home Sunday
- Mission Discovery: Space Shuttle Commander, Pilot Ready to Fly
October 19
- Europe Launches New Aviation Research Program
- Shuttle Astronauts Arrive at NASA Spaceport
- Time Runs out for RpK; New COTS Competition Starts Immediately
- Remains of Halley's Comet to Rain Down Sunday Morning
October 18
- Astronaut Biography: George D. Zamka
- New U.S. Air Force Navigation Satellite Reaches Orbit
- Senate Rejects Bid to Trim NASA Budget
- Want to Go to Mars? Crews Wanted for Mock Missions
- Lunar Lander Teams Throttle Up for Cash
- Potentially Dangerous Space Rock Lost, and Found
October 17
- Martian Volcanoes May Not be Extinct
- Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Sunday Morning
- Monster Black Hole Busts Theory
- Premier Cosmic Catalogue Updated
October 16
- NASA Discusses Space Shuttle Launch Date
- Why the Universe is All History
- NASA: Space Shuttle Discovery on Track for Launch
October 15
- NASA Extends Mars Rover Mission a Fifth Time
- Scientists Mark Cassini Saturn Probe's 10th Anniversary
- Makeup of Potentially Threatening Asteroid Determined
- Proton Rocket Failure Caused by Defective Cable
- Mystery of Io's Atmosphere Solved
October 12
- Astronauts 'Home' Again on Space Station
- Astronaut Biography: Daniel Tani
- Astronaut Biography: Paolo A. Nespoli
- New Portrait Made of Pluto and its Moons
- Astronaut Biography: Stephanie D. Wilson
- Astronaut Biography: Douglas Wheelock
- New Material Could Revolutionize Aircraft Maintenance
- Orbital Arrival: Fresh Astronaut Crew Docks at Space Station
- Astronaut Biography: Scott. E. Parazynski
- NASA Aims for Oct. 23 Shuttle Launch
- A Sky Filled with Dippers!
- Report Urges U.S. to Pursue Space-Based Solar Power
October 11
- Astronaut Biography: George D. Zamka
- Astronaut Biography: Pamela Ann Melroy
- NASA's Dawn Asteroid Probe Tests Ion Engine
- On Titan, A Dreary Drizzle
- Venus and Jupiter Helped Shape Moon's Orbit
- Shuttle Astronauts Ham it up in Launch Practice
- NASA Chooses Rocket for Next Jupiter Probe
- Inauguration Day for Alien Signal-Hunting Telescope
- NASA Scopes Winter Homes for Mars Rovers
- Stellar Explosion Outshines Sun 100 Billion Times
- Taking the Pulse of Personal Spaceflight
- Shuttle Technology's Progress a Function of Necessity
October 10
- New Images Used to Pick Mars Lander Site
- Strange Molecule Found in Venus's Atmosphere
- Geysers Gush from Cracks in Saturn's Moon
- Origin of Cosmic Rays Confirmed
- Astronaut Trio Rockets Toward Space Station
- Scientists Design New Space Currency
- Scientists Use GPS Signals to Measure Earth's Atmosphere
October 9
- Atlas Rocket Team Ready for Wednesday Satellite Launch
- Cosmonaut Biography: Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko
- Astronaut Biography: Peggy A. Whitson
- Japan Moon Probe Births 'Baby' Satellite, Snaps First Photos
- Cosmic Factories Produce Rubies and Sapphires
- Next Space Station Crew, Malaysian Astronaut Ready to Fly
- Astronomy Students Find 1,300 Asteroids
- Jupiter Caught in Rare, Calm Period
- Spacecraft Surfs Jupiter's Magnetic Tail
- Next-Generation Telescopes Excite Astronomers
October 8
- Orion Emergency Egress System: Roller Coaster For Astronauts
- Mystery of Saturn's Two-Faced Moon Solved
- Famous Orion Nebula Closer Than Thought
- Rocketplane Kistler President Resigns
- Invisible Matter Won't Disappear Anytime Soon
October 5
- Tiny Galaxy Spotted Halfway Across the Universe
- Potentially Threatening Space Rock Rediscovered
- See a Celestial Summit Meeting
October 4
- Judge Won't Block NASA Background Checks
- Top 10 Sputniks: The Many Faces of the First Artificial Satellite
- 50 Years of Spaceflight: Astronauts Ponder the State of Exploration
- Sputnik's Space Age Legacy for Humanity
- Air and Space Expo: A Sightseer's Paradise
October 3
- Astronomers See Second Earth in the Making
- Forward Thinking: Spaceflight Technology's Next 50 Years
October 2
- Space Station Primed to Unfold New Radiators
- The Scientific Legacy of Sputnik
- Looking Back on 50 Years of Spaceflight
- MIT Spins New Tether For Walking on Asteroids
October 1
- NASA Searches for New Spacesuit Tailors
- Comet's Tail Tames Sun's Fury
- Solar Storm Rips Tail Off Comet
- High-Definition Imagery of Earth Shot from Space
- Carnegie Mellon Sets Sights on Google's Lunar X Prize
- Pluto-Sized Planet Embryos Detected