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April 28
- Chinese Space Officials Leave NASA Exploration Workshop
- NASA's Next Shuttle to Fly Without Ice Frost Ramp Fix
- NASA's CloudSat, CALIPSO Satellites Begin Cloud-Watching Mission
- ISDC 2006: Exploring New Worlds
- 'Superior' Time for Planet Watching
April 27
- NASA Says Comet Fragments Won't Hit Earth
- The Accidental Space Activist
- Earth's Moon: Best in the Solar System
April 26
- ISS Crew Welcomes Fresh Russian Cargo Ship
- Moon Race: U.S. Not Alone in Future Lunar Exploration
April 25
- NASA Chief Will Go to China to Discuss Space Cooperation
- Shuttle-to-CEV Shift is NASA’s Greatest Challenge, Space Agency Chief Says
- Shuttle Fuel Tank to Meet Boosters for NASA's STS-121 Flight
- Mars Rovers Power On
- NASA Scrubs Launch of CloudSat, CALIPSO Satellites Due to High Winds
April 24
- Black Holes are Actually Green
- Russian Cargo Ship Begins Trip to Space Station
- Internet Mapping Portal Competition Benefits Satellite Imagery Businesses
- Interstellar Deathray Not Likely to Hit Earth
April 21
- 'Star Trek' to Return with 'Mission Impossible: 3' Director at Helm
- California Lawmakers Back Mojave Spaceport Growth
- NASA Scrubs Launch of CloudSat, CALIPSO Satellites
- Atlas 5 Rocket Launches European Satellite into Orbit
April 20
- Former Test Pilot Scott Crossfield Killed in Plane Crash
- SPACE.com's Collection of Launch and Mission Archives
- Study Reveals Young Mars Was A Wet World
- U.S.-China Space Ties Weighed
- America's Space Vision
- A Scientific Referee's Guild
- Space Station Fails to Boost Orbit in Engine Test
April 19
- NASA Satellite Duo Set for Cloud-Watching Mission
- Universal Light Source Pinned Down
- New Mexico Spaceport: Open For Business
- NASA's NEEMO 9: Remote Surgery and Mock Moonwalks on the Sea Floor
April 18
- NASA Honors Neil Armstrong with Moon Rock Award
- New Model Simulates Einstein's Vision of Black Hole Mergers
- Star Clusters Hold Secrets to Stellar Evolution
April 17
- NASA Pulls Planned Spacewalk from Next Shuttle Mission
- Shuttle Fix Aimed at Reducing Risk to Space Station
- NASA Studying the Reuse of Spacecraft Software
- New Insight into Earth’s Early Bombardment
April 15
- Minotaur Rocket Orbits COSMIC Constellation to Scan Earth's Atmosphere
April 14
- DART Mission Mishap Report Won't be Released, NASA Says
- New Space Photo Reveals 'Nothing'
- Space Station Astronauts Settle in for Six-Month Mission
- Disney Reopens 'Mission: SPACE' Ride After Woman's Death
- How to Spot a Crumbling Comet
April 13
- Hot Discovery: Dark Vortex on Venus
- Woman Dies After Riding Disney's 'Mission: SPACE'
- Zenit Rocket Orbits Japanese Communications Satellite
- Probing the Atmosphere: A 'COSMIC' Connection
April 12
- Brazilian President Praises Nation's First Astronaut After Flight
- STS-121 Shuttle Commander Confident in July Launch Target
- NASA Tweaks Flight Plan for Next Shuttle Launch
- NASA's Space Shuttle Fleet Celebrates 25 Years of Spaceflight
- NASA's Space Shuttle: Cheers to 25 Years from a Veteran Space Reporter
- Columbia's First Launch Pushed Crew, Workers and Technology
- U.S.-China Cooperation: The Great Space Debate
- Yuri’s Night Rocks the Planet: A 45th Anniversary Celebration
- Columbia’s White External Fuel Tanks
- The Ultimate Test Flight: NASA's Shuttle Fleet at 25
- 45 Years Ago: Mankind's First Crewed Spaceflight
- NASA Patchwork: The Shuttle's First Crew Emblem
April 11
- Proposed 10th Planet Shrinks Under Hubble's Gaze
- Looking Ahead: NASA’s Push from STS-1 to CEV
- Skulls, Tornadoes and Insects - The Bizarre Sightings of Modern Astronomy
- Second from the Sun: European Probe Enters Venus Orbit
April 10
- NASA Adds Moon Crashing Probes to LRO Mission
- Happy Face on Mars Exposed
- Bound for Venus: European Probe to Arrive at Shrouded Planet
- Cast of Thousands: Shuttle Workers, Astronauts Remember Columbia's First Flight
- New Clues to How Galaxies Evolve
April 9
- Safe Landing: Brazil’s First Astronaut, ISS Crew Return to Earth
April 8
- First Images from Mars Orbiter's High Resolution Camera Wow Researchers
- Mission's End: ISS Astronauts to Return to Earth
April 7
- X-37 Flies At Mojave But Encounters Landing Problems
- Pluto-Bound Probe Passes Mars’ Orbit
- Herding Stars: What the Ancients Saw in the Sky
- NASA Chief: Science and Exploration Both Crucial to Agency's Future
April 6
- Planet Uranus Has Rare Blue Ring
- Star Explodes Inside Atmosphere of Another
- Black Holes Bound to Merge
- Pad Processing Error Doomed Falcon 1
- Giant Bubble Bullies Our Space
April 5
- ISS Astronauts Pass Halfway Mark in Crew Swap
- NASA Chief Michael Griffin Invited to China
- China Unveils Ambitious Space Plans at National Space Symposium
- How Dead Stars Make Planets
- Space Community Mourns Loss of DeLay’s Budget Influence
- Panel: NASA Needs Both Robotic and Human Missions, But Equity Missing
- Phoenix Mars Lander: Getting Down and Dirty On the Red Planet
- Pieces of Mercury Found in Virtual Collision
April 4
- Brazilian Stamps, Coins Fly Aboard ISS with Nation's First Astronaut
- NASA Probe Set for First Dip Through Martian Atmosphere
- Mishap mangles shuttle part
- Hybrid Air-Rocket Concept Touted For Rapid Launch
- ISS Airlock Camp Out Cut Short by Alarm Glitch, NASA Says
- What's Behind the Solar System's Biggest Light Shows
April 3
- American Software Developer to Visit Space Station
- Brazilian Astronaut Celebrates Nation's Flight Centennial
- 22nd National Space Symposium Begins Today
- Virgin Galactic Customers Parting with Their Cash
- Encore For Enceladus! Saturn Moon Ripe For Astrobiology Exploration
April 1
- Orbital Rendezvous: Fresh Crew, Brazilian Astronaut Arrive at ISS