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By Hanneke Weitering Published
On October 30, 1964, NASA's Lunar Landing Research Vehicle, or LLRV, took to the skies for the first time. Here's why it mattered.

By Mike Wall Published
Virgin Galactic's first "Delta-class" space plane, the newly named Apeiron, lifted off for the first time on Thursday (Oct. 29) — beneath the wings of its carrier aircraft.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 29, 1991, the Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Gaspra on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered.

By Josh Dinner Published
The leader of NASA's first mission around the moon in half a century is the last to announce what's next for him after retiring from active astronaut duty.

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Joshua Kutryk of the Canadian Space Agency deployed a new solar array on Thursday (Oct. 29) during a seven-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station.

By Mike Wall Published
The astronauts of NASA's Artemis III mission met with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday (Oct. 28), just as the Artemis II spaceflyers did six months ago.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX just fired up all six engines on the Starship upper stage that will conduct the vehicle's 15th test flight, potentially keeping everything on track for a launch next month.

By Josh Dinner Published
Point-to-point delivery, or P2D, is a VBD according to the AFRL.

By Hanneke Weitering Published
On Oct. 28, 1971, the United Kingdom launched its first satellite. Here's why it mattered.

By Michaela Musilova Published
Confined inside a research station 22 feet (7 meters) underwater, Analog Astronaut Commander Dr. Musilova and her crew performed research and maintenance activities like future astronauts on Mars.
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