[Monday, October 1, 2007] On Sunday, Discovery rolled from Orbiter Processing Facility bay No. 3 to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The orbiter was transferred on Monday to high bay No. 1, where it was attached to the external fuel tank on the mobile launch platform.

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[Monday, October 1, 2007] With space shuttle Discovery now at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the next major milestone for the upcoming STS-120 mission is a full launch dress rehearsal.

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[Monday, October 1, 2007] NASA's White Sands Test Facility has awarded a contract to Denco, Inc. of Las Cruces, N.M., for the construction of launch site facilities for the Orion Launch Abort System flight testing at the facility.

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[Tuesday, October 2, 2007] NASA and industry engineers successfully completed the first drop test of the main parachute that will help recover the first stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle. Ares I will carry the NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle to space.

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[Wednesday, October 3, 2007] "Mike G has encouraged me to share the following with the team, in hopes that this helps to clarify his position on how 'governance' explicitly relates to Constellation and the institutions executing our plan..."

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[Wednesday, October 3, 2007] On October 2nd the Department of Education invited the Challenger Center for Space Science Education to their D.C. headquarters to host activities during an educational event with astronauts from the space shuttle Endeavour (STS-118).

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[Wednesday, October 3, 2007] NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Endeavour's STS-126 mission, targeted for launch in September 2008. The flight will deliver equipment to the International Space Station that will enable larger crews to reside aboard the complex.

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[Thursday, October 4, 2007] "We are writing to urge you to support our amendment to the CJS bill to add $1 billion to NASA's budget to reimburse NASA for costs of safely returning the space shuttle to flight after the Columbia accident."

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[Thursday, October 4, 2007] "The funding will reimburse the agency for costs incurred for returning the Space Shuttle to flight status following the Columbia disaster and implementing recommendations of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board."

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[Friday, October 5, 2007] On Sunday, STS-120 was transported via the crawler transporter to Launch Pad 39A. The rotating service structure, which protects and provides access to the orbiter at the pad, was rolled into position on Monday.

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[Tuesday, October 9, 2007] "I've recently enjoyed a handful of books on key explorers, such as Magellan, Columbus, and Capt Cook, and am struck and fascinated by their courage and commitment to their task despite incredible odds against their success."

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[Wednesday, October 10, 2007] Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor are in orbit and on their way to the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, October 11, 2007] NASA managers have scheduled a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center, Fla., no earlier than 3 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Oct. 16, to discuss the status of the upcoming space shuttle mission.

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[Thursday, October 11, 2007] The European Columbus laboratory is in the final stages of preparation for launch to the International Space Station at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

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[Friday, October 12, 2007] Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson, Flight Engineer Yuri Malenchenko and spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor arrived at the International Space Station at 10:50 a.m. EDT Friday.

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[Friday, October 12, 2007] Monitoring the Russian channels of the ISS in the period from 10 July until 11 October 2007 relatively did not produce much highlights. The radio communications in range within my position were poor.

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[Friday, October 12, 2007] At Launch Pad 39A, the hypergolic propellants have been loaded into the solid rocket booster hydraulic power units, as well as into Discovery's orbital maneuvering system, forward reaction control system and auxiliary power units.

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[Friday, October 12, 2007] Peggy Whitson arrived at the International Space Station Friday to begin her tenure as the first woman to command a station mission. Whitson officially will become the station commander after a ceremony Oct. 19, at approximately 3:15 p.m. EDT.

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[Tuesday, October 16, 2007] Boy Scouts of the Cornhusker Council, in Southeast Nebraska have the opportunity to send questions to NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson, who is currently in space aboard the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, October 16, 2007] NASA senior managers Tuesday completed a detailed review of space shuttle Discovery's readiness for flight and selected Oct. 23 as the official launch date.

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[Thursday, October 18, 2007] Thursday, NASA will provide an update about the status of the agency's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project, also known as COTS.

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[Thursday, October 18, 2007] NASA announced Thursday it will conduct a new competition for funding that remains in NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Project, known as COTS.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] Preparations of the European Columbus laboratory took an important step earlier this week with the final closure of the module's hatch ahead of the December launch to the International Space Station.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] News conferences, events and operating hours for NASA's Kennedy Space Center News Center are set for the upcoming launch of space shuttle Discovery. The STS-120 mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at 11:38 a.m. EDT on Oct. 23.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] NASA will start the launch countdown for space shuttle Discovery's STS-120 mission at 2 p.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 20, at T-43 hours. The preferred launch time is approximately 11:38 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] As a continuation of the COTS Phase 1 project, NASA/JSC plans to solicit proposals from all interested industry participants for Earth to orbit space flight demonstrations of any combination of the following mission capabilities: ...

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] NASA has assigned the space shuttle crew for Discovery's STS-119 mission, targeted for launch in the fall of 2008. The flight will deliver the final pair of power- generating solar array wings and truss element to the International Space Station.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] NASA managers are urging all aircraft pilots and boaters to fully comply with the airspace, bridges and waterway restrictions imposed around Kennedy Space Center prior to and during shuttle launches and landings.

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[Friday, October 19, 2007] Fires in East Falkland Island in the South Atlantic Ocean are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 15 crewmember on the International Space Station.

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[Sunday, October 21, 2007] The crew undocked from the station around 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday and landed in the steppes of Kazakhstan at 6:36 a.m.

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[Sunday, October 21, 2007] Sunday - first day alone for CDR Whitson, FE-1 Malenchenko and FE-2 Anderson. Day 136 for Anderson. Ahead: Week 1 of Increment 16 (Increment 15 lasted 26 weeks, four less then Inc-14).

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[Monday, October 22, 2007] A successful re-ignition of the Ariane 5 upper stage engine performed during the most recent mission has consolidated Ariane 5's readiness for the launch of the Jules Verne Automated Transfer Vehicle.

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[Tuesday, October 23, 2007] The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew lifted off Tuesday, Oct. 23, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:38 a.m. EDT to continue construction of the International Space Station.

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[Tuesday, October 23, 2007] Discovery raced into space this morning with an on-time launch at 10:38 CDT. Onboard are seven crewmembers led by veteran astronaut Pam Melroy. Discovery's crew will join the International Space Station’s Expedition 16 crew Thursday morning.

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[Tuesday, October 23, 2007] The Space Shuttle Discovery is headed to the International Space Station, carrying the Harmony module, destined to become the first expansion of the orbiting complex's living and working space since 2001.

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[Tuesday, October 23, 2007] NASA will discuss the next space shuttle mission during a daylong series of media briefings from the Johnson Space Center beginning at 8 a.m. CST Friday, Nov. 9.

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[Wednesday, October 24, 2007] The astronauts on board Space Shuttle Discovery have begun their first full day in space on a two-week mission to set the stage for delivery of new laboratory modules from two more of the International Space Station's partner agencies.

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[Wednesday, October 24, 2007] The seven-member crew of STS-120 on board Space Shuttle Discovery is ready for tomorrow's rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station, planned for 7:33 a.m. CDT.

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[Wednesday, October 24, 2007] "Good Morning Discovery!!! Thank you! FYI, most of the Planning team went outside to watch both shuttle and station fly over within minutes of each other. Beautiful!"

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[Thursday, October 25, 2007] A new crew member and a new module are only hours away from arriving at the International Space Station. Space Shuttle Discovery is due to dock to the station at 7:33 a.m. CDT to begin 10 days of docked operations.

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[Thursday, October 25, 2007] Expedition 16 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Clay Anderson welcomed the seven-member STS-120 crew aboard the station at 10:39 a.m. EDT.

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[Thursday, October 25, 2007] NASA's Kennedy Space Center will hold a media event at 2 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 31, to highlight the next pressurized element to be launched to the International Space Station.

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[Thursday, October 25, 2007] Two female commanders made space history today as they greeted one another with smiles and hugs in the International Space Station's Destiny laboratory after a flawless rendezvous and docking.

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[Friday, October 26, 2007] Delivery of Harmony highlights the day as the crews of Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station prepare for the first of a record five spacewalks planned for a single shuttle assembly mission.

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[Friday, October 26, 2007] In just over six hours, STS-120 Mission Specialists Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock installed the Harmony module in its temporary location on the International Space Station, readied the P6 truss for its relocation on Sunday.

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[Friday, October 26, 2007] "Today is your first transfer list uplink. To help incorporate the quantity of page changes needed, there is a block of time called 'XFER UPDATE' scheduled for Stephanie. "

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[Friday, October 26, 2007] "The MMT met to review mission progress. There were only a few items of discussion including a continuing review of ascent imagery and inspection data, WLE sensor data, ascent trajectory data, and propulsion systems performance"

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[Saturday, October 27, 2007] Today is the grand opening of the International Space Station's newest module, a connecting node that will host new laboratory complexes from around the world.

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[Sunday, October 28, 2007] Today is the grand opening of the International Space Station's newest module, a connecting node that will host new laboratory complexes from around the world.

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[Sunday, October 28, 2007] Astronauts at the International Space Station now have a little more room to float around in ' 2,666 cubic feet more, to be exact.

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[Sunday, October 28, 2007] The second of a record five spacewalks on one space shuttle visit to the International Space Station begins this morning, and it will end with a major station element en route to a new location.

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[Monday, October 29, 2007] Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Dan Tani successfully completed all major tasks during STS-120's second spacewalk, the 17th this year and the 94th dedicated to the International Space Station's assembly and maintenance.

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[Monday, October 29, 2007] With two successful spacewalks completed in three days, the crews on Space Shuttle Discovery and the ISS have some time to relax today while also completing a big handoff and getting prepared for another EVA on Tuesday.

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[Monday, October 29, 2007] Between 27-30 October a symposium will be held at LSU titled "Risk and Exploration: Earth As A Classroom". This event is being webcast live.

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[Monday, October 29, 2007] The Challenger Center for Space Science Education has added three new members to its board of Directors. Meeting in Alexandria, Virginia last week, the Challenger Center's sitting board welcomed its new members aboard for three year terms.

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[Tuesday, October 30, 2007] As crewmembers aboard the International Space Station and space shuttle Discovery prepared for the third spacewalk, they learned that the shuttle will spend an extra day in space, with landing now scheduled for just after 4 a.m. Nov. 7.

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[Tuesday, October 30, 2007] Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock today install the ISS's P6 truss in its final location. A new task was also added to this third spacewalk of the mission to provide comparison data of the station's two solar array rotary joints.

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[Wednesday, October 31, 2007] Crewmembers on space shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station will spend today preparing for a spacewalk designed to learn more about the joint that rotates the starboard side solar arrays.

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[Wednesday, October 31, 2007] Space shuttle Discovery astronauts will have an extra day to prepare for their mission's fourth spacewalk, as the International Space Station Program has changed its priority from inspection of a rotary joint to repair of a solar array.

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