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On this day in space! Oct. 22, 1992: Ashes of 'Star Trek' creator Gene Roddenberry launch into space on NASA shuttle
On this day in space! Oct. 21, 2008: India launches its 1st mission to the moon with Chandrayaan-1
Australia's bizarre 'Spider Crater' seen from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 22, 2026
NASA giving update about Artemis moon plans on Oct. 23: Watch it live
Space botanist conducts plant experiments in orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 21, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 20, 1970: The Soviet Union launches last-ever Zond moon mission
The view from the edge of a sparkling spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for Oct. 20, 2026
Elephant Island is an icy sight from orbit | Space photo of the day for Oct. 19, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe's ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars
On this day in space! Oct. 18, 1963: France's Félicette Becomes the 1st Cat in Space! >^..^<
On this day in space! Oct. 17, 2016: Private Antares rocket returns to flight after catastrophic launch explosion
On this day in space! Oct. 16, 1975: NASA launches the 1st-ever GOES weather satellite to watch Earth from space
Supermassive black hole blasts out a neon 'treble clef' | Space photo of the day for Oct. 16, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 15, 1997: NASA launches Cassini-Hugyens probe on 7-year voyage to Saturn
Windblown yardangs on Mars | Space photo of the day for Oct. 15, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Test pilot Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier in the Bell X-1, the first X-plane
Cosmic 'jellyfish' wows skywatchers after SpaceX launch | Space photo of the day for Oct. 14, 2026
On this day in space! Oct. 13, 1773: Astronomer Charles Messier discovers the Whirlpool Galaxy before we ever knew it was a galaxy
Astronaut captures mesmerizing auroras with iPhone from ISS | Space photo of the day for Oct. 13, 2026
SpaceX successfully launches 6,300 pounds of cargo to the International Space Station
