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Sources: Spaceflight Now's January, February, March, April-December 2008.
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AAUSAT-II (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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AEHF 1 (14 August 2010):
• Rigorous test completed for first AEHF satellite, 28 February 2008.
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AMC 14 (14 March 2008):
• Proton rocket suffers launch failure, 15 March 2008. 
• No hope of saving wayward DISH Network satellite, 11 April 2008.
• Cause of last month's Proton launch failure determined, 21 April 2008. 
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AMC 21 (14 August 2008):
• Ariane 5 rocket goes up for the fifth time this year, 14 August 2008.
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Amos 3 (28 AprIl 2008):
• Commercial Land Launch mission lofts Israeli satellite, 28 April 2008. 
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Anti-satellite systems:
• U.S. plans to fire missile at falling spy satellite, 14 February 2008. 
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Ares (U.S. launcher):
• NASA awards contract for Ares mobile launcher, 10 May 2008.
• First Ares test launch likely delayed by pad conflict, 16 May 2008.
• NASA successfully tests parachute for Ares rocket, 28 July 2008.
• NASA engineers complete test series for Ares I rocket, 16 August 2008.
• Proposals made to solve Ares 1 rocket vibration worry, 19 August 2008.
• Successful test of J-2X gas generator, 9 September 2008.
• Ares I rocket passes review to reach critical milestone, 10 September 2008.
• ATK and USA announce agreement on Ares I subcontract work, 16 October 2008.
• Rocket motor test helps NASA's shuttle and Ares 1, 5 December 2008.
• Amid uncertainty, NASA plans for Ares 1-X test flight, 20 December 2008.
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Ariane 5 (European launcher):
• Sophisticated ATV boosts Europe's space programs, 5 March 2008.
• Europe's new space freighter prepares for maiden voyage, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Countdown Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Launch Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Mission Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket rolls out, 7 March 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket on the launch pad.
• Europe's space cargo ship embarks on maiden voyage, 9 March 2008.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket launches Automated Transfer Vehicle.
• First satellite for Vietnam, another for Brazil launched, 18 April 2008. 
• Ariane 5 reaches milestone 25th straight launch success, 12 June 2008.
• Two satellites in orbit after good ride from Ariane 5, 7 July 2008.
• Ariane 5 rocket goes up for the fifth time this year, 14 August 2008.
• Year's final Ariane 5 launch to carry two Eutelsat craft, 8 October 2008.
• Eutelsat's unprecedented launch proves twice as sweet, 20 December 2008.
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Asteroids:
• Moon Stuck, 18 January 2008. 
• Asteroid to make rare close flyby of Earth on Tuesday, 24 January 2008.
• Arecibo to take close images of a near-Earth asteroid, 25 January 2008.
• Study puts solar spin on asteroids and their moons, 8 July 2008.
• Exploding asteroid theory strengthened by new clues, 12 July 2008.
• The missing link between meteorites and asteroids, 29 August 2008.
• Comets disguised, 4 September 2008.
• Small asteroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, 7 October 2008.
• A new class of comets, 2 December 2008.
• Did prehistoric asteroid smash stimulate life?, 22 December 2008. 
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Astra 1M (5 November 2008):
• Proton rocket deploys ASTRA satellite for Europe, 5 November 2008.
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Astro E2 / Suzaku (10 July 2005):
• White dwarf surprises and pulses like a pulsar, 5 January 2008.
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Astronauts:
• Astronaut Barbara Morgan to leave NASA, 27 June 2008.
• Cabana to succeed Parsons as Kennedy Space Center director, 30 September 2008.
• Neil Armstrong gives papers to Purdue Libraries, 1 November 2008.
• Exclusive Interview: Richard Garriott: Space tourist, 13 November 2008. 
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Atlas V (U.S. launcher):
• Photos: Mobile service gantry retracted for launch, 13 March 2008. 
• Mission Status Center. 
• Atlas 5 rocket launches from California for first time, 13 March 2008.
• Photos: Atlas 5 rocket launches on secret mission, 13 March 2008. 
• Photos: Atlas first stage hoisted atop mobile launch platform.
• Photos: Atlas rolled to launch pad, 13 April 2008.
• Atlas/ICO launch ground track, 10 April 2008.
• Atlas 5 rocket puts up mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite.
• Lunar mapper and military vehicle swap launch slots, 31 July 2008.
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ATV-1 Jules Verne (9 March 2008):
• Maiden launch of Europe's resupply ship gets new date, 10 February 2008.
• Sophisticated ATV boosts Europe's space programs, 5 March 2008.
• Europe's new space freighter prepares for maiden voyage, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Countdown Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Launch Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Flight 181: Ariane 5/ATV Mission Timeline, 5 March 2008.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket rolls out, 7 March 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket on the launch pad.
• Europe's space cargo ship embarks on maiden voyage, 9 March 2008.
• Photos: Ariane 5 rocket launches Automated Transfer Vehicle.
• Engineers assess problem aboard Jules Verne craft, 9 March 2008.
• Jules Verne propulsion system glitch resolved, 11 March 2008.
• European space freighter checks avoidance feature, 16 March 2008.
• Station-bound freighter enters parking orbit, 19 March 2008.
• Station-bound freighter poised for critical practices, 27 March 2008.
• ATV/Jules Verne Preliminary Rendezvous Timeline, 27 March 2008.
• Station resupply ship passes first demonstration day, 29 March 2008.
• Jules Verne set for close approach test to station, 30 March 2008.
• Jules Verne practices close approach to space station, 31 March 2008.
• ATV/Jules Verne Rendezvous and Docking Timeline, 2 April 2008.
• Jules Verne gets clearance for approach and docking, 2 April 2008.
• Europe's new cargo freighter safely docks to space station, 3 April 2008.
• Europe's cargo ship could stay at station a little longer, 30 April 2008.
• Jules Verne cargo ship departs the space station, 5 September 2008.
• Europe's station resupply ship concludes mission, 29 September 2008.
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Badr 6 (7 July 2008):
• Two satellites in orbit after good ride from Ariane 5, 7 July 2008.
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BX-1 (25 September 2008):
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CAN-X2 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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CARTOSAT-2A (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Cassini (15 October 1997):
• Hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn, 5 January 2008.
• Cassini spacecraft finds rhythm in Saturn's rings, 31 January 2008.
• Saturn has a 'giant sponge, 6 February 2008.
• Cassini finds mingling moons may share a dark past, 21 February 2008.
• High energy electron holes reveal unseen rings, 26 February 2008.
• Scientists probe intriguing phenomenon on Enceladus, 27 February2008.
• Cassini to dive into water plume of Saturn moon, 11 March 2008.
• Cassini finds ocean may exist beneath Titan's crust, 24 March 2008.
• NASA extends Cassini's grand tour of Saturn, 15 April 2008.
• NASA spacecraft tracks raging Saturn storm, 29 April 2008.
• Saturn does the wave in upper atmosphere, 7 May 2008.
• Questions await as Cassini begins a new mission, 28 June 2008.
• NASA confirms liquid lake on Saturn's moon Titan, 30 June 2008.
• Cassini prepares to swoop by geyser-spewing moon, 9 August 2008.
• Cassini begins transmitting data from Enceladus flyby, 11 August 2008.
• Cassini returns pictures from Monday's flyby of Enceladus, 12 August 2008.
• Cassini images ring arcs among Saturn's moons, 8 September 2008.
• Saturn moon flyby will look at solar system's history, 7 October 2008.
• Giant cyclones at Saturn's poles create swirl of mystery, 13 October 2008.
• Cassini’s imaging trick earned halloween treats from Enceladus, 31 October 2008.
• Jets on the moon Enceladus: Are they wet or just wild?, 2 December 2008.
• Titan's volcanoes give NASA spacecraft chilly reception, 15 December 2008.
• Dynamic moon Enceladus shows more signs of activity, 15 December 2008.
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Celestis' Explorers Flight (3 August 2008):
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Ciel-2 (10 December 2008):
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CEV / Crew Exploration Vehicle: see Orion:
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Chandra X-Ray Observatory (formerly AXAF, 23 July 1999):
• Old globular clusters surprisingly young, 29 April 2008.
• Discovery of most recent supernova in our galaxy, 14 May 2008.
• A new way developed to weigh giant black holes, 19 July 2008.
• Clash of clusters provides new dark matter clue, 28 August 2008.
• The Bullet Cluster: Searching for primordial antimatter, 5 November 2008.
• Fingers and loops revealed in the Crab Nebula, 7 November 2008.
• Dark energy found stifling growth in universe, 16 December 2008.
• Dark energy’s galactic stranglehold seen, 19 December 2008.
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Chandraayan-1 (22 October 2008):
• India's moon probe being fitted with instrument suite, 28 May 2008.
• India's first lunar voyage successfully launched, 22 October 2008.
• First Indian 'moon craft'goes into lunar orbit, 7 November 2008.
• Lunar impactor dispatched from Indian spacecraft, 15 November 2008.
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Chang Zheng (Chinese launcher):
• Chinese data relay spacecraft put into orbit, 25 April 2008.
• Weather satellite launched to support the Olympics, 27 May 2008.
• Communications spacecraft launched by China, 9 June 2008. 
• China launches three-man crew on spacewalk mission, 25 September 2008. 
• Chinese satellites launched, 25 October 2008. 
• Two more satellites placed into orbit by China, 5 November 2008.
• Chinese launch another Earth-observing satellite, 1 December 2008. 
• China launches another Earth-observing satellite, 15 December 2008. 
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Choma (29 August 2008):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
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Choros (29 August 2008):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
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Chuanxin-1-02 (5 November 2008):
• Two more satellites placed into orbit by China, 5 November 2008.
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Cluster 2 (9 September 2000):
• Earth’s leaky atmosphere, 29 August 2008.
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C/NOFS (16 April 2008):
• Satellite launched to forecast communication outages, 16 April 2008.
• Satellite providing scintillation forecast data, 28 July 2008.
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Comets:
• A new type of comet dust mineral, 13 June 2008.
• Comets disguised, 4 September 2008.
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COMPASS-1 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Columbus (7 February 2008):
• Atlantis mission preview: The new voyage of Columbus, 4 February 2008. 
• Station arm pulls Columbus module from cargo bay, 11 February 2008. 
• Columbus module attached to space station, 11 February 2008. 
• Astronauts will enter new Columbus lab module today, 12 February 2008.
• European astronauts begin Columbus activation, 12 February 2008.
• Spacewalk ends with all major objectives accomplished, 15 February 2008. 
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Commercial space:
• NASA calls upon commercial firms to serve space station, 23 Decembe 2008.
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Constellation (NASA program):
• Moon Stuck, 18 January 2008. 
• Heritage lunar engine fired up once again, 2 September 2008.
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COROT (27 December 2006):
• COROT finds exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star, 24 July 2008.
• COROT sees sunquakes in other stars, 24 October 2008.
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COSMO-Skymed 3 / COSMO-3 (25 October 2008):
• Mission Status Center.
• Delta launches COSMO 3, 25 October 2008.
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CUTE 1.7 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Deep Impact, see also EPOX( (12 January 2005):
• Deep Impact films Earth as an alien world, 17 July 2008.
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Delta (U.S. launcher): 
• ULA restructures Delta 2 program for long term, 29 January 2008.
• Delta's late-night launch lofts new GPS satellite, 16 March 2008.
• Photos Delta 2 rocket launches the GPS 2R-19 satellite.
• Photos: Delta 2 rocket launches the GPS 2R-19 satellite, 15 March 2008.
• Photos: Tower rolled back for late-night Delta 2 launch.
• Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the pad for late July blastoff, 9 April 2008.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket panoramas.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepped for rollout.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket rolled to the pad.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands up on the launch pad.
• NASA launches observatory with gamma ray vision, 11 June 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: Tower rolled back for Delta 2 launch of GLAST, 11 June 2008.
• Photos: Delta 2-Heavy launches GLAST, 12 June 2008.
• Photos: Delta ready to launch Jason 2, 19 June 2008. 
• Mission Status Center. 
• Satellite flown into space to monitor Earth's oceans, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2. 
• Next Delta 2 rocket to carry sharp-eyed spacecraft, 14 July 2008.
• Delta 2 rocket launch of GeoEye craft postponed, 12 August 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: Delta rocket set to launch GeoEye 1.
• Photos: Delta rocket launches GeoEye 1, 6 September 2008.
• First RS-68A hot-fire engine test a success, 25 September 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Delta launches COSMO 3, 25 October 2008.
• Launch of Delta 4-Heavy rescheduled for January, 9 December 2004. 
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DELPHI-C3 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Dextre / SPDM (11 March 2008):
• Canadian robot, Japanese module headed for station, March 2008. 
• Canadian engineers focus on suspect cable, 14 March 2008. 
• Dextre comes to life, 15 March 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to continue Dextre assembly tonight, 15 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk begins to continue Dextre robot assembly, 15 March 2008. 
• Tight bolts holding stowed Dextre arm slow crew, 15 March 2008. 
• First Dextre arm connected, 16 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 2 ends, 16 March 2008. 
• Testing of station's Dextre robot on tap this evening, 16 March 2008. 
• Testing of station's Dextre robot gets underway, 16 March 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to finish putting together Dextre, 17 March 2008. 
• Dextre now assembled, 17 March 2008. 
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DirecTV 11 (19 March 2008):
• HDTV broadcasting craft launched for DirecTV, 19 March 2008.
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DMSP:
• Air Force says next weather satellite not needed quite yet, 6 October 2008.
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Dnepr (Russian launcher):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
• After lengthy delay, rocket finally allowed to launch, 1 October 2008.
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Earth (planet):
• Scientific balloons achieve Antarctic flight record, 7 January 2008.
• In search for water on Mars, clues from Antarctic, 7 January 2008.
• 2007 was tied as Earth's second warmest year, 16 January 2008.
• NASA tsunami research makes waves in science community, 22 January 2008.
• Seismic images show dinosaur-killing meteor made bigger splash, 25 January 2008.
• NASA says glacial sediments adding to Louisiana coast's sinking, 2 February 2008.
• NASA data link pollution to rainy summer days, 2 January 2008.
• NASA study links Earth impacts to human-caused climate change, 14 May 2008.
• Hawaiian lava holds clues for planetary evolution, 23 June 2008.
• 100 years since Tunguska, 28 June 2008. 
• One hundred not out, 30 June 2008. 
• Offshore industries helped dodge swirling waters, 1 July 2008.
• Ocean surface a boon for extreme event forecasts, 22 July 2008.
• Satellites discover what powers Northern Lights, 24 July 2008.
• Report explores use of Earth data to support national priorities, 9 September 2008.
• Explanation proposed for puzzling night-shining clouds, 6 October 2008.
• Dust storm predictions to aid health community, 28 October 2008.
• Arctic sea ice thinning at record rate, 28 October 2008.
• NASA satellites gauge Alaskan glacier ice loss, 8 November 2008.
• Oscillation rules as the Pacific Ocean cools, 14 Decembert 2008.
• NASA study links severe storm increases, global warming, 27 December 2008.
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EcoStar XI (16 July 2008):
• Sea Launch follows a unique but successful path to space, 8 July 2008. 
• Sea Launch set for blastoff from equator later tonight, 15 July 2008. 
• Sea Launch boosts relay satellite for DISH Network, 16 July 2008. 
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Europa (Jupiter's moon):
• Jupiter's giant storms caught in Hubble telescope images, 24 January 2008.
• Jupiter's largest moon caught going to 'dark side', 18 December 2008. 
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ExoMars ( ):
• U.S. and Europe join forces for future Mars missions, 7 December 2008.
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Exoplanets:
• Red dust in disk may harbor precursors to life, 5 January 2008.
• Circumstellar dust takes flight in 'The Moth', 20 January 2008.
• Many nearby sun-like stars may form rocky planets, 21 February 2008.
• Earth-like planets around Alpha Centauri?, 12 March 2008.
• Shuttle Endeavour on course for station docking tonight, 12 March 2008.
• Endeavour arrives at station for international delivery, 12 March 2008.
• Robot pallet experiences power-up glitch on station, 13 March 2008.
• Station chief optimistic about Dextre software fix, 13 March 2008.
• Organics and water found where new planets may grow, 29 March 2008.
• Nearby star should harbor detectable, Earth-like planets, 29 March 2008.
• 10 new planets discovered outside our solar system, 1 April 2008.
• Embryonic planet imaged around young star, 2 April 2008.
• New laser technology could find first Earth-like planets, 8 April 2008.
• The coolest brown dwarf, 15 April 2008.
• Plan to identify watery Earth-like planets develops, 25 April 2008.
• Astronomers detect dust torus around supergiant star, 27 May 2008.
• Trio of super-Earths discovered, 16 June 2008.
• Radio observations probe Orion Nebula for exoplanets, 11 July 2008.
• Hints of planets present in young gas discs, 9 September 2008.
• Likely planet imaged around a Sun-like star, 15 September 2008.
• Worlds in collision, 2 October 2008.
• Discovery stirs exoplanet classification rethink, 6 October 2008.
• Simulations reveal exotic weather on distant worlds, 14 October 2008.
• Tides have major impact on planet habitability, 14 October 2008.
• Newborn Earth-like planets could be easier to find, 16 October 2008.
• Molten planets could point to exo-Earths, 20 October 2008.
• Solar system's young twin has two asteroid belts, 27 October 2008.
• MIT researchers find clues to planets' birth, 31 October 2008.
• Dusty shock waves generate planet ingredients, 12 November 2008.
• Planet family photographed around normal star, 14 November 2008.
• Hubble images exoplanet, 14 November 2008.
• Planet found orbiting dangerously close to red giant, 20 November 2008.
• Brown dwarfs do form like stars, 5 December 2008.
• Students discover planet orbiting rapidly rotating hot star, 8 December 2008.
• Camera measures size of a planet orbiting a distant star, 11 December 2008.
• Predicted planet seen, 12 December 2008.
• Hubble finds carbon dioxide on an extrasolar planet, 14 December 2008.
• Planets living on the edge, 16 December 2008.
• Wobbly planets could reveal Earthlike moons, 16 December 2008.
• Looking for extraterrestrial life in all the right places, 17 December 2008.
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Express-AM33 (28 January 2008):
• Russian communications satellite fired into orbit, 28 January 2008.
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Falcon (U.S. launcher):
• Mission Status Center.
• SpaceX pushes back target date for next Falcon 1 launch, 23 June 2008.
• Falcon 1 to launch today, 2 August 2008.
• Falcon 1 timeline, 2 August 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• Falcon 1 suffers another setback, 3 August 2008.
• Collision between rocket stages doomed Falcon 1, 6 August 2008.
• SpaceX to launch its fourth Falcon 1 rocket on Sunday, 27 September 2008.
• Falcon 1 Flight 4 timeline, 27 September 2008.
• Missioh Status Center.
• Sweet success at last for Falcon 1 rocket, 28 September 2008.
• Developing the Falcon 9: A new rocket in the making, 2 November 2008.
• Falcon fires its 9 engines to simulate first stage flight, 24 November 2008.
• SpaceX adds two DragonLab missions to manifest, 2 December 2008.
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Fermi: see GLAST.
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FY-2E / Feng Yun 2E (23 December 2008):
• China launches for record 11th time in 2008, 23 December 2008.
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FY-3A / Feng Yun 3A (27 May 2008):
• Weather satellite launched to support the Olympics, 27 May 2008.
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Galaxy 18 (21 May 2008):
• Powerhouse spacecraft launched for North America, 21 May 2008. 
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Galaxy 19 (24 September 2008):
• Sea Launch deploys new Galaxy for North America, 24 September 2008. 
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GALEX / Galaxy Evolution Explorer (28 April 2003):
• Stellar birth observed in the galactic wilderness, 17 April 2008.
• Galaxy Evolution Explorer celebrates 5 years in space, 29 April 2008.
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GeoEye 1 (6 September 2008):
• Mission Status Center.
• Next Delta 2 rocket to carry sharp-eyed spacecraft, 14 July 2008.
• Delta 2 rocket launch of GeoEye craft postponed, 12 August 2008.
• Photos: Delta rocket set to launch GeoEye 1.
• Photos: Delta rocket launches GeoEye 1, 6 September 2008.
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Genesis I (12 July 2007):
• Test for commercial space habitat reaches milestone, 10 May 2008.
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GIOVE-B (26 April 2008):
• Test craft for Europe's navigation system blasts off, 26 April 2008.
• GIOVE-B spacecraft in good health following launch, 29 April 2008.
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GLAST / Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (Fermi, 11 June 2008):
• GLAST arrives in Florida to prepare for launch, 4 March 2008.
• Mission Status Center.
• NASA launches observatory with gamma ray vision, 11 June 2008.
• Photos: Tower rolled back for Delta 2 launch of GLAST, 11 June 2008.
• Photos: Delta 2-Heavy launches GLAST, 12 June 2008.
• New gamma ray burst instrument powers up, 30 June 2008.
• GLAST, renamed Fermi, reveals first all-sky image, 27 August 2008.
• Fermi telescope discovers first gamma-ray-only pulsar, 16 October 2008.
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GOCE / Gravity field and steady-state Ocean Circulation Explorer (17 March 2009):
• ESA gravity mission slips to 2009, 25 October 2008.
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GOES:
• NASA selects contractor for next GOES series spacecraft, 2 December 2008.
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H-II (Japanese launcher):
• Broadband Internet satellite launched by Japan, 23 February 2008. 
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HJ-1A / Huan Jing-1A & HJ-1B / Huan Jing-1B (6 September 2008):

Hot Bird 9 (20 December 2008):
• Year's final Ariane 5 launch to carry two Eutelsat craft, 8 October 2008.
• Eutelsat's unprecedented launch proves twice as sweet, 20 December 2008.
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Hubble Space Telescope (25 April 1990):
• Hubble telescope discovers a double 'Einstein ring', 10 January 2008.
• Jupiter's giant storms caught in Hubble telescope images, 24 January 2008.
• Hubble reveals the last confessions of a dying star, 4 March 2008.
• Black hole found in center of enigmatic Omega Centauri, 4 April 2008.
• Hubble sees exploding star, 6 April 2008.
• Hubble pinpoints record-breaking explosion, 10 April 2008.
• Plethora of interacting galaxies on Hubble's birthday, 24 April 2008.
• Hubble sees the Antennae Galaxies moving closer, 10 May 2008.
• Hubble finds missing matter, probes intergalactic web, 20 May 2008.
• The stars and stripes of the Universe, 2 July 2008.
• Mystery star cluster has three different birthdays, 12 July 2008.
• Hubble finds large sample of very distant galaxies, 4 August 2008.
• Globular clusters tell tale of nearby galaxy metropolis, 5 August 2008.
• Hubble's odometer turns over 100,000 orbits of Earth, 9 August 2008.
• Hubble celebrates 100,000 trips around the Earth, 11 August 2008.
• Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy, 2 September 2008.
• Hubble Space Telescope images overlapping galaxies, 16 September 2008.
• Failure aboard Hubble puts shuttle flight on hold, 29 September 2008.
• When it comes to galaxies, diversity is everywhere, 30 September 2008.
• Landscaping the cosmos, 3 October 2008.
• Hubble set for critical switch to backup electronics, 14 October 2008.
• New Hubble trouble stalls telescope reactivation, 17 October 2008.
• Engineers not yet sure about cause of Hubble glitches, 21 October 2008.
• Hubble Space Telescope team plots recovery plan, 23 October 2008.
• Hubble images exoplanet, 14 November 2008.
• Hubble resolves mystery of lone starburst galaxy, 21 November 2008.
• Milky Way’s mammoth stars resolved by Hubble, 27 Novembe 2008.
• Hubble finds carbon dioxide on an extrasolar planet, 14 December 2008.
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IBEX (19 October 2008):
• Pegasus rocket headed to Pacific isle for NASA launch, 9 October 2008. 
• New satellite to study solar system's distant frontier, 20 October 2008.
• IBEX reaches orbit, begins instrument commissioning, 12 November 2008.
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ICO G1 (14 April 2008):
• Mission Status Center.
• Photos: ICO G1 communications satellite readied for launch.
• Photos: Atlas first stage hoisted atop mobile launch platform.
• Photos: Atlas rolled to launch pad, 13 April 2008.
• Atlas/ICO launch ground track, 10 April 2008.
• Atlas 5 rocket puts up mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite, 14 April 2008.
• Photos: Atlas launches ICO mobile communications satellite.
• World's largest commercial satellite achieves key milestone, 29 April 2008. 
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IMS-1 / Indian Mini Satellite (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Inmarsat 4 F3 (18 August 2008):
• Redesigned Proton upper stage to fly in mid-August, 1 July 2008. 
• Proton launcher returns to commercial service, 19 August 2008. 
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Integral (17 October 2002):
• Origin of Crab Nebula's high-energy emission located, 2 September 2008.
• XMM and Integral unveil magnetar environment, 17 November 2008. 
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ISS / International Space Station (program):
• Joint statement by the ISS Heads of Agency, 17 July 2008.
• Griffin not optimistic about new deal to buy Soyuz rides, 4 September 2008.
• House passes waiver to buy more Soyuz flights, 24 September 2008.
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ISS Expedition 16 (19 October 2007 - 10 April 2008):
• Station juggles spacewalk, supply ship and shuttle plans, 11 January 2008.
• Station astronauts set for critical spacewalk, 28 January 2008.
• Station spacewalk begins, 30 January 2008.
• Failed solar array motor removed from station, 30 January 2008.
• New solar array drive motor installed on station, 30 January 2008.
• New solar array drive motor successfully tested, 30 January 2008.
• Spacewalk concludes, 30 January 2008.
• Vertical treadmill to improve astronaut health in space, 2 February 2008.
• Plant growth experiment starts in Columbus, 3 March 2008.
• Station chief gives detailed update on joint problem, 25 March 2008.
• New crew arrives at station after smooth docking, 10 April 2008. 
• Station crew OK after Soyuz capsule lands short of target, 18 April 2008. 
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ISS Expedition 17 (10 Avril - 22 October 2008):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Station's next resident crew launches into orbit, 8 April 2008.
• New crew arrives at station after smooth docking, 10 April 2008. 
• Station crew OK after Soyuz capsule lands short of target, 18 April 2008. 
• New water reclamation system headed for duty on station, 12 May 2008.
• Russian toilet parts delivered for launch on shuttle, 29 May 2008.
• Griffin optimistic about Soyuz, toilet resolution, 31 May 2008.
• Russian toilet pump replaced in space station, 4 June 2008.
• Spacewalkers to cut open Soyuz and remove pyrobolt, 9 July 2008.
• Spacewalk underway to work on the Soyuz spacecraft, 10 July 2008.
• Cosmonauts reach Soyuz work site and cut into insulation, 10 July 2008.
• Bolt removed from Soyuz, placed in blast-proof case, 10 July 2008.
• Spacewalk concludes, 10 July 2008.
• Station to get new ring for damaged solar rotary joint, 25 September 2008.
• Soyuz capsule safely returns to Earth with three-man crew, 23 October 2008. 
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ISS Expedition 18 (22 October 2008 - 26 March 2009):
• New station crew and tourist set for Soyuz launch Sunday, 10 October 2008. 
• Soyuz and crew poised for blastoff to space station, 11 October 2008. 
• Soyuz blasts off with new station crew and tourist, 12 October 2008. 
• Photos: Soyuz rolls to launch pad for Expedition 18. 
• Photos: Soyuz launches Expedition 18 crew.
• New resident crew arrives aboard the space station, 14 October 2008.
• Soyuz capsule safely returns to Earth with three-man crew, 23 October 2008. 
• Discarded station device re-enters the atmosphere, 3 November 2008.
• Station crew to venture outside for spacewalk, 22 December 2008.
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Jupiter (planet):
• Jupiter's giant storms caught in Hubble telescope images, 24 January 2008.
• Mighty winds blow in Jupiter's Little Red Spot, 21 May 2008.
• Jupiter red spots mix it up, 17 July 2008.
• Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium, 6 August 2008.
• Sharpening up Jupiter, 2 October 2008.
• New simulation gives Jupiter double-sized core, 28 November 2008.
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JWST / James Webb Space Telewscope (2017):
• James Webb Telescope mirrors chill out, 11 December 2008.
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Kepler (7 March 2009):
• Kepler planet mission to send names into space, 10 May 2008.
• Kepler spacecraft baked and ready for more tests, 30 September 2008.
• Ball completes environmental testing for Kepler mission, 14 December 2008.
• NASA's Kepler spacecraft ready to ship to Florida, 27 December 2008.
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Kibo ELM-PS (11 March 2008):
• Canadian robot, Japanese module headed for station, 10 March 2008. 
• Japanese module prepped for move to station, 14 March 2008. 
• Japanese module pulled from cargo bay, 14 March 2008. 
• Astronauts set to open newly attached Japanese module, 14 March 2008. 
• Doi, crewmates enter Japanese module, 15 March 2008. 
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Kibo Pressurized Module (JPM) (31 May 2008) 
• Discovery launches with Japan's science laboratory, 31 May 2008. 
• Kibo module prepped for attachment to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Spacewalk ends; Kibo attached to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Japan's science laboratory module added to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Astronauts enter roomy Kibo laboratory module, 4 June 2008. 
• Second spacewalk outside Kibo on tap today, 5 June 2008. 
• Japanese logistics module move atop Kibo lab today, 6 June 2008. 
• Japanese robot arm flexed for first time today, 7 June 2008. 
• Japan's robotic arm to be extended and tested today, 9 June 2008. 
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Kosmos 3M (Russian launcher):
• German Earth-observing radar satellite launched, 27 March 2008. 
• Data relay satellite cluster launched for ORBCOMM, 19 June 2008. 
• Radar reconnaissance spacecraft launched, 22 July 2008. 
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Kosmos 2437, Kosmos 2438 & Kosmos 2438 (Gonets, 23 Mayr 2008):
• Russia launches relay craft, commemorative satellite, 23 May 2008. 
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Kosmos 2440 (26 June 2008): 
• Russian military spacecraft launched by Proton booster, 27 June 2008.
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Kosmos 2441 / Persona No. 1 (26 July 2008):
• Soyuz 2-1b rocket launches classified military payload, 26 July 2008. 
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Kosmos 2442, Kosmos 2443 & Kosmos 2444 (Glonass, 25 September 2008):
• Russia launches three more navigation satellites, 25 September 2008.
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Kosmos 2445 / Kobalt-M #4 (14 November 2008):
• Classified Russian spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, 15 November 2008.

Kosmos 2446 / 73D6 (2 December 2008):
• Russians deploy new military spacecraft into orbit, 2 December 2008.
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Kosmos 2447, Kosmos 2448 & Kosmos 2449 (Uragan, 25 December 2008):
• Russia finishes year by launching three satellites, 25 December 2008.
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LADEE / Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (7 September 2013): 
• NASA sets sights on lunar dust exploration mission, 8 April 2008.
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Laplace (ESA's Europa and Jupiter Mission):
• Laplace & Tandem vie for Cosmic Visions top-spot, 4 April 2008.
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LCROSS / Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (18 June 2009):
• Quest to find water on the moon moves closer to launch, 14 January 2008.
• Ecliptic provides key elements of LCROSS payload, 3 March 2008.
• Crashing into the moon in search of frozen water, 23 April 2008.
• Water-seeking Moon spacecraft passes major preflight tests, 25 June 2008.
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LRO / Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (18 June 2009):
• Spacecraft images Mars moon in color and in 3D, 9 April 2008.
• Return to the moon Orbiter to map lunar surface, 23 April 2008.
• Send your name to the moon with new lunar mission, 10 May 2008.
• Lunar mapper and military vehicle swap launch slots, 31 July 2008.
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Marisat 2 (10 June 1976):
• Retirement for oldest commercial communications satellite, 6 November 2008. 
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Mars (planet): 
• Liquid water found flowing on Mars? Scientists say no, 2 March 2008. 
• Giant impact explains the Mars dichotomy, 25 March 2008. 
• Mars air once had moisture, new soil analysis says, 26 June 2008. 
• Study finds how Mars' valley networks formed, 9 September 2008. 
• Water present on Mars billion years longer, 18 September 2008. 
• Rock varnish: A promising habitat for Martian bacteria, 16 December 2008. 
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Mars Express (2 June 2003):
• Ice clouds put Mars in shade, 16 January 2008. 
• Mars radar sounding opens up a planet's third dimension, 22 April 2008. 
• Mars Express to rendezvous with Martian moon, 17 July 2008. 
• Martian moon Phobos a rubble pile?, 20 October 2008. 
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MGS / Mars Global  Surveyor (7 November 1996).
• Meteor showers observed in the Martian atmosphere, 3 April 2008. 

Mars Odyssey 2001 (7 April 2001):
• Odyssey gives clues to guide search for life on Mars, 24 March 2008. 
• Mars Odyssey shifting orbit for extended mission, 9 October 2008. 
• Scientists dive deeper into Mars’ watery past, 19 November 2008. 
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Mati (29 August 2008):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
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MAVEN / Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution mission (18 November 2013):
• New Mars mission picked to study planet's atmosphere, 16 September 2008. 
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Measat 3a (21 June 2009):
• Crane mishap at Baikonur damages commercial satellite, 12 August 2008. 
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Mercury (planet):
• Iron 'snow' helps maintain Mercury's magnetic field, 7 May 2008. 
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MESSENGER (3 August 2004):
• Messenger heads for close encounter with Mercury, 13 January 2008. 
• Probe's encounter reveals unseen side of Mercury, 16 January 2008. 
• Mysteries and surprises found during Mercury flyby, 31 January 2008. 
• Mercury's rolling past, 29 March 2008. 
• Settling old debates, making new discoveries at Mercury, 3 July 2008. 
• MESSENGER spacecraft returns to Mercury, 4 October 2008. 
• MESSENGER reveals more of Mercury’s secrets, 8 October 2008. 
• MESSENGER unveils more 'hidden' territory on Mercury, 29 October 2008. 
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Meteorites:
• 100 years since Tunguska, 28 June 2008. 
• One hundred not out, 30 June 2008. 
• The missing link between meteorites and asteroids, 29 August 2008.
• Fireball captured by Canadian cameras, 28 October 2008. 
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Minotaur (U.S. launcher):
• Minotaur 4 pathfinder completed at Vandenberg, 16 September 2008. 

Moon (Earth's satellite and exploration/projects): 
• Scientists detect lowest frequency radar echo from the moon, 9 January 2008. 
• Lunar eclipse photos. 
• Newest concept vehicle takes off-roading out of this world, 27 February 2008. 
• Landing site viewed through eyes of future moon crew, 28 February 2008. 
• Scientists test lunar breathing system, 14 May 2008. 
• Successful first test of high speed Moon penetrator, 12 June 2008. 
• Moon water discovery dampens formation theory, 8 July 2008.
• New project to develop GPS-like system for moon, 22 July 2008. 
• Lunar prospecting robot to be tested in Hawaii, 15 October 2008. 
• UK Moon mission gets  green light, 6 December 2008. 
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MRO / Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (12 August 2005):
• Spacecraft photographs avalanches on Mars, 3 'March 2008. 
• NASA satellite finds interior of Mars is colder, 15 May 2008. 
• Satellite orbiting Mars imaged descending Phoenix, 28 May 2008. 
• ORBITER IMAGES: PHOENIX DESCENDING.
• ORBITER IMAGES: BRIGHTER VIEW OF DESCENT.
• LANDER IMAGES: MARTIAN ARCTIC PLAINS.
• LANDER IMAGES: FOOTPAD IN SOIL.
• IMAGES: BEST VIEW SO FAR.
• IMAGES: PART OF LANDING SYSTEM?.
• IMAGES: BRIGHT OBJECT ON SURFACE.
• IMAGES: FIRST 3-D IMAGE FROM PHOENIX.
• IMAGES: MRO'S IMAGE OF PHOENIX.
• IMAGES: LANDER AND DESCENT HARDWARE.
• IMAGES: NEW VIEW OF PHOENIX ON PARACHUTE. 
• Data link between Phoenix and MRO restored, 27 May 2008. 
• Data link between Phoenix and MRO restored, 27 May 2008. 
• Craft shows ancient Mars had diverse, wet environments, 16 July 2008. 
• Orbiter reveals rock fracture plumbing on Mars, 30 September 2008. 
• Mars orbiter reveals rare polar impact craters, 15 October 2008. 
• NASA orbiter reveals details of a wetter Mars, 28 October 2008. 
• NASA spacecraft detects buried glaciers on Mars, 23 November 2008. 
• Orbiter finds Martian rock holding a rhythmic record, 5 December 2008. 
• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter completes prime mission, 11 December 2008. 
• Scientists find 'missing' clues to Mars mysteries, 27 Decembert 2008. 
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MSL / Mars Science Laboratory / Curiosity (26 November 2011):
• Amid struggles, Mars Science Lab still targets '09 launch, 10 October 2008. 
• Site list narrows for NASA's next Mars rover landing, 23 November 2008. 
• NASA delays Mars Science Laboratory launch to 2011, 4 December 2008. 
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Nanosail-D (3 August 2008):
• Falcon 1 suffers another setback, 3 August 2008.
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NASA:
• Beatles song to be beamed into deep space, 2 February 2008. 
• NASA's proposed 2009 budget calls for $17.6 billion, 4 February 2008. 
• Interview with NASA's leader, 7 February 2008. 
• Obama vows NASA support during visit to Florida, 2 August 2008. 
• Hurricane Ike shuts down Johnson Space Center, 11 September 2008. 
• Mission control appears to escape major damage, 13 September 2008. 
• Griffin not optimistic about staying on as head of NASA, 13 November 2008. 
• NASA administrator hails agreement with Ad Astra, 17 December 2008. 
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Navstar(program):
• Lockheed GPS satellites pass 75 years of on-orbit ops, 25 January 2008. 
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Navstar 58 (15 March 2008):
• Delta's late-night launch lofts new GPS satellite, 16 March 2008.
• Photos Delta 2 rocket launches the GPS 2R-19 satellite.
• Photos: Delta 2 rocket launches the GPS 2R-19 satellite, 15 March 2008.
• Photos: Tower rolled back for late-night Delta 2 launch.
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Navstar 59 (24 March 2009)
• Next GPS satellite arrives at Florida spaceport for launch, 3 April 2008.
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NEOSSat / Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite (25 February 2013): 
• Asteroid-hunting satellite will be a world first, 25 June 2008. 
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Nimiq 4 (24 September 2008):
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NLS-5 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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NROL-21 (14 December 2006):
• U.S. plans to fire missile at falling spy satellite, 14 February 2008. 
• NASA will land shuttle before satellite shoot down, 15 February 2008. 
• Debris from destroyed spy satellite falling back to Earth, 21 February 2008.
• Lake Erie crew describes satellite shot, 28 February 2008.
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NROL-26 (18 January 2009)
• Delta 4-Heavy rocket on the pad for late July blastoff, 9 April 2008.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket panoramas.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket prepped for rollout.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket rolled to the pad.
• Photos: Delta 4-Heavy rocket stands up on the launch pad.
• Launch of Delta 4-Heavy rescheduled for January, 9 December 2004. 
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NROL-28 (13 March 2008):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Photos: Mobile service gantry retracted for launch, 13 March 2008. 
• Atlas 5 rocket launches from California for first time, 13 March 2008.
• Photos: Atlas 5 rocket launches on secret mission, 13 March 2008. 
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Opportunity (8 July 2003):
• Shoulder motor balks on Opportunity rover's arm, 24 April 2008. 
• Opportunity rises from Victoria Crater, 27 August 2008. 
• Mars rover Opportunity ascends out of crater, 30 August 2008. 
• Opportunity rover to head toward giant crater, 22 September 2008. 
• Strange Martian landforms are climate clues, rover traps, 4 November 2008. 
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Orbcomm CDS-1, Orbcomm R-1, Orbcomm R-2, Orbcomm R-3, Orbcomm R-4, Orbcomm R-5 & OSTM/Jason 2 (20 June 2008):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Data relay satellite cluster launched for ORBCOMM, 19 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta ready to launch Jason 2, 19 June 2008. 
• Satellite flown into space to monitor Earth's oceans, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2, 20 June 2008. 
• Photos: Delta rocket launches Jason 2. 
• Jason 2 satellite begins mapping Earth's oceans, 30 July 2008. 
• New oceanography mission data now available, 16 December 2008. 
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Orion (program):
• Moon Stuck, 18 January 2008. 
• NASA slips internal target for first manned Orion flight, 11 August 2008. 
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ORS 1 / Operationally Responsive Space (30 June 2011):
• SMC to manage ORS Sat-1 mission efforts, 25 October 2008. 
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Pegasus (U.S. launcher):
• Satellite launched to forecast communication outages, 16 April 2008.
• Pegasus rocket headed to Pacific isle for NASA launch, 9 October 2008. 
• Panoramas of the Pegasus hangar . 
• New satellite to study solar system's distant frontier, 20 October 2008.
• IBEX reaches orbit, begins instrument commissioning, 12 November 2008.
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Phoenix / Phoenix Mars Mission (4 August 2007):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Spacecraft at Mars prepare for new kid on the block, 28 February 2008. 
• Mars-bound spacecraft fine turns course for landing, 10 April 2008. 
• Intense testing paved Phoenix road to Mars, 12 May 2008. 
• Phoenix spacecraft healthy, on track for Mars landing, 24 May 2008. 
• Phoenix science investigations. 
• Phoenix entry, descent and landing. 
• Phoenix lander nears its martian destination, 22 May 2008. 
• Tension builds for today's Phoenix landing on Mars, 25 May 2008. 
• Phoenix lands on arctic plains of Mars, 25 May 2008. 
• COLOR IMAGES: THE ARCTIC PLAINS.
• COLOR IMAGES: CLOSEUP OF SURFACE.
• FIRST IMAGES: THE SURFACE.
• FIRST IMAGES: THE LANDSCAPE.
• FIRST IMAGES: MORE OF THE AREA.
• FIRST IMAGES: BLIP ON THE HORIZON.
• FIRST IMAGES: MORE OF THE GROUND.
• FIRST IMAGES: ONE OF LANDER'S LEGS.
• FIRST IMAGES: DEPLOYED SOLAR ARRAY.
• FIRST IMAGES: ANOTHER LANDSCAPE SCENE.
• FIRST IMAGES: ANOTHER VIEW TO HORIZON•. 
• NASA managers elated with successful landing, 26 May 2008. 
• Satellite orbiting Mars imaged descending Phoenix, 28 May 2008. 
• ORBITER IMAGES: PHOENIX DESCENDING.
• ORBITER IMAGES: BRIGHTER VIEW OF DESCENT.
• LANDER IMAGES: MARTIAN ARCTIC PLAINS.
• LANDER IMAGES: FOOTPAD IN SOIL.
• IMAGES: PANORAMA SHOWS RAISED ROBOT ARM.
• IMAGES: ANOTHER PANORAMA OF LANDER.
• IMAGES: OVERHEAD PERSPECTIVE.
• IMAGES: NEW COLOR VIEW LOOKING NORTHWEST. 
• IMAGES: AREA WHERE ARM WILL DIG.
• IMAGES: ROCKS GIVEN FAIRY TALE NAMES.
• IMAGES: POSSIBLE ICE PATCH.
• Phoenix sees possible ice, 2 June 2008. 
• Phoenix lander's robot arm grabs a scoop of Mars, 2 June 2008. 
• Phoenix tries to deliver first sample to instrument deck, 7 June 2008. 
• An oven full of sand, 12 June 2008. 
• First results from Phoenix bakery, 17 June 2008. 
• Bright chunks dug up by Phoenix must have been ice, 19 June 2008. 
• Phoenix craft confirms frozen water found at landing site, 21 June 2008. 
• Earth’s laws still apply in distant Universe, 23 June 2008. 
• Phoenix Mars lander puts soil in chemistry lab, 25 June 2008. 
• Mars lander characterizes conditions near north pole, 28 June 2008. 
• Next Phoenix bake could be last, 3 July 2008. 
• Phoenix lander delivers soil-chemistry sample, 7 July 2008. 
• Sample-collection tests by Phoenix lander continue, 8 July 2008. 
• Phoenix extending trench, 14 July 2008. 
• Phoenix lander to begin rasping frozen layer of Mars, 15 July 2008. 
• Phoenix lander rasps frozen layer, collects sample, 16 July 2008. 
• Phoenix lander prepares for next sample analysis, 23 July 2008. 
• Phoenix collects icy soil but needs to work on delivery, 27 July 2008. 
• Phoenix revises method to deliver icy sample, 27 July 2008. 
• Phoenix lander working with sticky Martian soil, 28 July 2008. 
• Phoenix confirms water as mission gets extended, 31 July 2008. 
• Martian soil data from Phoenix being analyzed, 4 August 2008. 
• Phoenix data suggests perchlorates in Mars soil, 5 August 2008. 
• Soil studies continue at Mars lander site, 11 August 2008.
• Phoenix microscope takes first image of Martian dust, 13 August 2008. 
• Phoenix lander explores Mars site by trenching, 21 August 2008. 
• Phoenix digs into extended mission, 26 August 2008. 
• Phoenix mission conducting extended activities on Mars, 30 August 2008. 
• Analysis begins on Mars lander's deepest soil sample, 2 September 2008. 
• Phoenix’s vapour quandary, 5 September 2008. 
• Dust devils pay visit to Phoenix, 12 September 2008. 
• More results from Mars lander suggest liquid past, 29 September 2008. 
• Phoenix digs into darkness, 9 October 2008. 
• Phoenix completes soil delivery, 22 October 2008. 
• Phoenix mission faces survival challenges, 28 October 2008. 
• Martian weather hampers Phoenix spacecraft, 29 October 2008. 
• Ground controllers hear no response from Mars lander, 30 October 2008. 
• Phoenix lander weak but still communicating from Mars, 3 November 2008. 
• Phoenix mission ends as lander enters deep freeze, 10 November 2008. 
• NASA finishes listening for Phoenix lander on Mars, 2 December 2008. 
• Phoenix site on Mars may be in dry climate cycle phase, 15 December 2008. 
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Pluto (planet):
• Pluto assigned 'plutoid' tag in new IAU classification, 12 June 2008. 
• The great Pluto debate continues, 13 August 2008. 
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Polaris / TECSAR 1 (21 January 2008):
• Covert satellite for Israel launched by Indian rocket, 21 January 2008. 
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Progress M-63 (4 February 2008):<
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Progress M-64 (14 May 2008):
• Cargo ship begins flight to the space station, 14 May 2008. 
• Space station receives Russian resupply ship, 16 May 2008. 
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Progress M-65 (10 September 2008):
• Cargo ship begins trek to the space station, 10 September 2008. 

Progress M-01M (26 November 2008):
• Station cargo ship launches; antenna glitch fixed, 26 November 2008. 
• Leonardo to be detached; Progress has antenna problem, 26 November 2008. 

Proton (Russian launcher):
• Russian communications satellite fired into orbit, 28 January 2008.
• Norwegian satellite put in geostationary orbit by Proton, 11 February 2008. 
• Proton rocket suffers launch failure, 15 March 2008. 
• Cause of last month's Proton launch failure determined, 21 April 2008. 
• Russian military spacecraft launched by Proton booster, 27 June 2008.
• Redesigned Proton upper stage to fly in mid-August, 1 July 2008. 
• Proton launcher returns to commercial service, 19 August 2008. 
• Russia launches three more navigation satellites, 25 September 2008.
• Proton rocket deploys ASTRA satellite for Europe, 5 November 2008.
• Russia finishes year by launching three satellites, 25 December 2008.

PreSat (3 August 2008):
• Falcon 1 suffers another setback, 3 August 2008.
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ProtoStar 1 (7 July 2008):
• Two satellites in orbit after good ride from Ariane 5, 7 July 2008.
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PSLV (India's launcher): 
• India's moon probe being fitted with instrument suite, 28 May 2008.
• Covert satellite for Israel launched by Indian rocket, 21 January 2008. 
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
• India's first lunar voyage successfully launched, 22 October 2008.
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PSSC Testbed (15 November 2008):
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RASCOM-QAF1 (21 December 2007):
• Newly-launched satellite beset by major problem, 6 February 2008. 
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Ratsat (25 September 2008):
• SpaceX to launch its fourth Falcon 1 rocket on Sunday, 27 September 2008.
• Falcon 1 Flight 4 timeline, 27 September 2008.
• Missioh Status Center.
• Sweet success at last for Falcon 1 rocket, 28 September 2008.
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Rockot (Russian launcher):
• Russia launches relay craft, commemorative satellite, 23 May 2008. 
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RUBIN-8 (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Rosetta (2 March 2004):
• Rosetta awakes from hibernation for asteroid flyby, 6 July 2008. 
• Rosetta asteroid flyby reveals diamond in the sky, 6 September 2008. 
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Rossi / XTE / Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer (30 December 1995):
• Powerful explosions suggest neutron star missing link, 4 March 2008. 
• Stellar time bomb makes scheduled explosion, 1 May 2008. 
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SAR-Lupe 4 (27 March 2008):
• German Earth-observing radar satellite launched, 27 March 2008. 
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SAR-Lupe 5 (22 July 2008):
• Radar reconnaissance spacecraft launched, 22 July 2008. 
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Saturn (planet):
• Jupiter and Saturn full of liquid metal helium, 6 August 2008.
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SBiRS / Space Based Infrared Systems:
• SBIRS satellite successfully completes acoustic testing, 25 October 2008. 
• SBIRS HEO surveillance system achieves certification, 15 December 2008.
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SDO / Solar Dynamics Observatory (11 February 2010):
• Solar spacecraft inherits a new launch opportunity, 19 December 2008. 
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SEEDS (28 April 2008):
• Indian PSLV booster hauls a load of satellites into orbit, 28 April 2008. 
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Shenzhou VII (25 September 2008):
• China could launch its next human spaceflight this month, 6 September 2008. 
• Shenzhou 7 put on pad for China's next manned flight, 20 September 2008. 
• China poised for its next step in human spaceflight, 24 Septeber 2008. 
• China launches three-man crew on spacewalk mission, 25 September 2008. 
• Shenzhou spacecraft completes orbital maneuver, 25 September 2008. 
• China accomplishes its first spacewalk, 27 September 2008. 
• Shenzhou spacecraft set to land after three-day flight, 28 September 2008. 
• Shenzhou spacecraft lands safely after three-day flight, 28 September 2008. 
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Shiyan Weixing 3 (5 November 2008):
• Two more satellites placed into orbit by China, 5 November 2008.
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SJ-6A-3 / Shi Jian 6A-3 & SJ-6B-3 / Shi Jian 6B-3 (25 October 2008):
• Chinese satellites launched, 25 October 2008. 
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Skynet 5C (12 June 08):
• Ariane 5 reaches milestone 25th straight launch success, 12 June 2008.
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SOHO (2 December 1995):
• Solar flares set the Sun quaking, satellite shows, 18 April 2008. 
• SOHO discovers its 1,500th comet, 30 June 2008. 
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Solar Probe (NASA project):
• NASA calls on APL to send a probe to the sun, 7 May 2008. 
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Solar system:
• Fourth dwarf planet named, 20 July 2008. 
• Computer simulations put Solar System in its place, 8 August 2008. 
• Solar System's newest member points to inner Oort Cloud, 16 August 2008. 
• The interplanetary map-making mavericj, 22 August 2008. 
• Our star could be far from where it started, 15 September 2008. 
• Outer solar system not as crowded as astronomers thought, 7 October 2008. 
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Soyuz (Russian launcher):
• Station's next resident crew launches into orbit, 8 April 2008.
• Test craft for Europe's navigation system blasts off, 26 April 2008.
• Cargo ship begins flight to the space station, 14 May 2008. 
• Soyuz 2-1b rocket launches classified military payload, 26 July 2008. 
• Cargo ship begins trek to the space station, 10 September 2008. 
• New station crew and tourist set for Soyuz launch Sunday, 10 October 2008. 
• Soyuz and crew poised for blastoff to space station, 11 October 2008. 
• Soyuz blasts off with new station crew and tourist, 12 October 2008. 
• Photos: Soyuz rolls to launch pad for Expedition 18. 
• Classified Russian spacecraft launched into Earth orbit, 15 November 2008.
• Station cargo ship launches; antenna glitch fixed, 26 November 2008. 
• Russians deploy new military spacecraft into orbit, 2 December 2008.
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Soyuz TMA-11 (10 October 2007):
• Station crew OK after Soyuz capsule lands short of target, 18 April 2008. 
• Possible Soyuz separation problem under scrutiny, 22 April 2008. 
• Whitson describes rough Soyuz entry and landing, 2 May 2008. 
• Russians believe cause of recent Soyuz problems found, 25 September 2008. 
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Soyuz TMA-12 (8 April 2008):
• Station's next resident crew launches into orbit, 8 April 2008.
• Mission Status Center. 
• New crew arrives at station after smooth docking, 10 April 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to cut open Soyuz and remove pyrobolt, 9 July 2008.
• Spacewalk underway to work on the Soyuz spacecraft, 10 July 2008.
• Cosmonauts reach Soyuz work site and cut into insulation, 10 July 2008.
• Bolt removed from Soyuz, placed in blast-proof case, 10 July 2008.
• Spacewalk concludes, 10 July 2008.
• Soyuz capsule safely returns to Earth with three-man crew, 23 October 2008. 
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Soyuz TMA-13 (12 October 2008):
• New station crew and tourist set for Soyuz launch Sunday, 10 October 2008. 
• Soyuz and crew poised for blastoff to space station, 11 October 2008. 
• Soyuz blasts off with new station crew and tourist, 12 October 2008. 
• Photos: Soyuz rolls to launch pad for Expedition 18. 
• Photos: Soyuz launches Expedition 18 crew.
• New resident crew arrives aboard the space station, 14 October 2008.
• Exclusive Interview: Richard Garriott: Space tourist, 13 November 2008. 
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Stardust, see also Stardust/NExt (7 February 1999):
• History of solar system read in grains of comet dust, 5 January 2008. 
• Stardust comet dust resembles asteroid materials, 25 January 2008. 
• Unexpected mixing of solar system shown in comet dust, 19 September 2008. 
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STEREO / Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (26 October 2006):
• STEREO craft examine solar system's invisible frontier, 2 July 2008. 
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STS / Space Shuttle: 
• NASA names new space shuttle program manager, 22 February 2008. 
• Former shuttle chief upbeat about management shuffle, 26 February 2008. 
• Shuttle launch pad damaged during Discovery's liftoff, 1 June 2008. 
• Photos: Pad damaged during Discovery's liftoff. 
• NASA launches investigation into shuttle pad damage, 2 June 2008. 
• Space shuttle pad repair options being debated, 16 June 2008. 
• Media tour of pad damage, 16 June 2008. 
• NASA approves space shuttle launch pad repair plan, 26 June 2008. 
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
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STS-119 / ISS 15A (15 March 2009):
• Shuttle boss discusses delay to downstream launches, 1 May 2008. 
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
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STS-107 (16 January 2003):
• NASA releases post-Columbia crew survival study, 30 December 2008. 
• Download the Report. 
• STS-107 Story Archive. 
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STS-122 / ISS 1E (Atlantis, 7 February 2008):
• Mission Status Center.
• NASA pencils in Jan. 24 as earliest Atlantis launch date, 3 January 2008. 
• Upgraded connector ready for shuttle fuel tank, 8 January 2008. 
• STS-122 Launch Timeline, 11 January 2008. 
• Shuttle Atlantis tentatively cleared for launch, 30 January 2008. 
• Quick-Look Mission Facts and Figures, 30 January 2008. 
• STS-122 Launch Windows, 30 January 2008. 
• STS-122 Launch Countdown, 30 January 2008. 
• NASA opts to move forward to Thursday's shuttle launch, 1 February 2008. 
• Crew returns to Cape ahead of launch countdown start, 4 February 2008. 
• Atlantis mission preview: The new voyage of Columbus, 4 February 2008. 
• Ultimate test for shuttle sensor fix comes Thursday, 5 February 2008. 
• Atlantis sails into orbit with Columbus, 7 February 2008. 
• Astronauts use boom to inspect Atlantis' heat shield, 8 February 2008. 
• Shuttle performance near flawless going into docking, 8 February 2008. 
• Astronauts gear up for rendezvous and docking, 9 February 2008. 
• Shuttle crew begins terminal phase of rendezvous, 9 February 2008. 
• Shuttle brings Columbus to the space station, 9 February 2008. 
• NASA looking at blanket and computer issue, 9 February 2008. 
• Spacewalk delayed 24 hours by crew medical issue, 9 February 2008. 
• Mission controllers release revised flight plan, 10 February 2008. 
• STS-122 Master Flight Plan, 10 February 2008. 
• Schlegel could take Wednesday's spacewalk, 10 February 2008. 
• Walheim, Love suit up for Columbus install spacewalk, 11 February 2008. 
• Spacewalkers work to install robot arm fixture, 11 February 2008. 
• Station arm pulls Columbus module from cargo bay, 11 February 2008. 
• Astronauts told to wrap up spacewalk, 11 February 2008. 
• Columbus module attached to space station, 11 February 2008. 
• Astronauts will enter new Columbus lab module today, 12 February 2008.
• European astronauts begin Columbus activation, 12 February 2008.
• Schlegel won't discuss illness but says he's fine now, 12 February 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to swap out depleted tank in station truss, 13 February 2008. 
• Spacewalk ends; mission extended one day, 13 February 2008. 
• Astronauts suit up for third and final spacewalk, 15 February 2008. 
• Spacewalk ends with all major objectives accomplished, 15 February 2008. 
• NASA will land shuttle before satellite shoot down, 15 February 2008. 
• Astronauts enjoying bonus day added to their mission, 16 February 2008. 
• Commanders say satellite shoot-down no threat, 16 February 2008. 
• Astronauts to wrap up joint work and close hatches, 17 February 2008. 
• Shuttle astronauts bid space station crew farewell, 17 February 2008. 
• Atlantis set for undocking; Endeavour rollout underway, 18 February 2008. 
• Atlantis leaves station after construction mission, 18 February 2008. 
• Atlantis leaves station after construction mission, 18 February 2008. 
• Shuttle astronauts pack for Wednesday's re-entry, 18 February 2008. 
• Good weather expected for Wednesday's landing, 19 February 2008. 
• Space shuttle Atlantis streaks back to Earth, 20 February 2008. 
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STS-123 / ISS J/A (Endeavour, 11 March 2008):
• Quick-Look Mission Facts and Figures, 24 February 2008. 
• STS-123 Launch Windows, 24 February 2008. 
• STS-123 Launch Countdown, 24 February 2008. 
• Endeavour astronauts strap in for practice countdown, 25 February 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour cleared for its March 11 launch, 29 February 2008. 
• STS-123 Master Flight Plan, 28 February 2008. 
• NASA set to begin counting down for Endeavour launch, 7 March 2008. 
• Soggy arrival for crew as shuttle countdown begins, 8 March 2008. 
• Early hours of Endeavour countdown going well, 8 March 2008. 
• Endeavour's fuel cells loaded as countdown proceeds, 9 March 2008. 
• Canadian robot, Japanese module headed for station, March 2008. 
• Comm cable swapped out as countdown rolls on, 10 March 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour roars into the night, 11 March 2008. 
• Endeavour roars into the night. 
• Crew awakened for evening of heat shield inspections, 11 March 2008. 
• Crew completes evening of heat shield inspections, 12 March 2008. 
• First spacewalk of Endeavour mission begins tonight, 13 March 2008. 
• First spacewalk of mission in underway tonight, 13 March 2008. 
• Japanese module prepped for move to station, 14 March 2008. 
• Japanese module pulled from cargo bay, 14 March 2008. 
• Canadian engineers focus on suspect cable, 14 March 2008. 
• Astronauts set to open newly attached Japanese module, 14 March 2008. 
• Doi, crewmates enter Japanese module, 15 March 2008. 
• Dextre comes to life, 15 March 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to continue Dextre assembly tonight, 15 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk begins to continue Dextre robot assembly, 15 March 2008. 
• Tight bolts holding stowed Dextre arm slow crew, 15 March 2008. 
• First Dextre arm connected, 16 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 2 ends, 16 March 2008. 
• Testing of station's Dextre robot on tap this evening, 16 March 2008. 
• Testing of station's Dextre robot gets underway, 16 March 2008. 
• Spacewalkers to finish putting together Dextre, 17 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 3 begins, 17 March 2008. 
• Dextre now assembled, 17 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 3 ends, 18 March 2008. 
• Astronauts set for busy evening of robotics work, 18 March 2008. 
• Astronauts complete a busy evening of robotics work, 18 March 2008. 
• Astronauts enjoy some mid-mission off-duty time, 19 March 2008. 
• Tonight's spacewalk to test shuttle tile repair option, 20 March 2008. 
• Circuit breaker replaced; electrical connector stuck, 20 March 2008. 
• Shuttle heat shield repair demonstration goes smoothly, 20 March 2008. 
• NASA managers 'thrilled' with heat shield repair test, 20 March 2008. 
• Shuttle's heat shield checked for space debris hits, 22 March 2008. 
• Shuttle inspection boom to be anchored on the station, 22 March 2008. 
• Shuttle's inspection boom anchored to the station, 22 March 2008. 
• Experiments installed; solar array joint inspected, 22 March 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 5 ends, 22 March 2008. 
• Crew gets some Sunday rest before tomorrow's undocking, 23 March 2008. 
• Endeavour to depart the space station later today, 24 March 2008. 
• Shuttle crew bids station colleagues farewell, 24 March 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour undocks from the space station, 24 March 2008. 
• Shuttle astronauts prepare for Wednesday's landing, 25 March 2008. 
• Good weather expected for Wednesday's shuttle landing, 25 March 2008. 
• Endeavour's landing ground tracks First Kennedy Space Center opportunity. 
• Astronauts begin re-entry preps for landing, 25 March 2008. 
• Weather delays shuttle landing by one orbit, 26 March 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour returns from space, 26 March 2008. 
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STS-124 / ISS 1J (Discovery, 31 May 2008):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Shuttle moves to assembly building for May 31 launch, 26 April 2008. 
• Shuttle boss discusses delay to downstream launches, 1 May 2008. 
• Space shuttle Discovery rolls out to the launch pad, 3 May 2008. 
• Photos: Discovery on the pad for launch. 
• Discovery crew at the Cape for practice countdown, 6 May 2008. 
• Astronauts board Discovery for countdown rehearsal, 9 May 2008. 
• Discovery passes final review for May 31 launch, 19 May 2008. 
• Shuttle crew flies to the Cape for start of countdown, 28 May 2008. 
• Russian toilet parts delivered for launch on shuttle, 29 May 2008.
• Griffin optimistic about Soyuz, toilet resolution, 31 May 2008.
• Discovery launches with Japan's science laboratory, 31 May 2008. 
• Astronauts begin first full day in orbit, 1 June 2008. 
• Initial tank pictures show no major foam loss, 1 June 2008. 
• Shuttle launch pad damaged during Discovery's liftoff, 1 June 2008. 
• Photos: Pad damaged during Discovery's liftoff. 
• Discovery to arrive at the space station today, 2 June 2008. 
• Discovery arrives at station to install major module, 2 June 2008. 
• NASA launches investigation into shuttle pad damage, 2 June 2008. 
• First spacewalk of Discovery's mission on tap today, 3 June 2008. 
• Discovery mission's first spacewalk is underway, 3 June 2008. 
• Heat shield inspection boom unlatched from station, 3 June 2008. 
• Kibo module prepped for attachment to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Spacewalker inspects station solar rotary joint, 3 June 2008. 
• Spacewalk ends; Kibo attached to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Japan's science laboratory module added to station, 3 June 2008. 
• Astronauts enter roomy Kibo laboratory module, 4 June 2008. 
• Second spacewalk outside Kibo on tap today, 5 June 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 2 begins, 5 June 2008. 
• Spacewalker inspects station's other rotary joint, 5 June 2008. 
• Japanese logistics module move atop Kibo lab today, 6 June 2008. 
• Spacewalkers may gather grease sample from joint, 6 June 2008. 
• Japanese robot arm flexed for first time today, 7 June 2008. 
• Astronauts prepare for mission's final spacewalk, 8 June 2008. 
• Nitrogen tanks swapped out by spacewalkers, 8 June 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 3 ends, 8 June 2008. 
• Japan's robotic arm to be extended and tested today, 9 June 2008. 
• Spacewalker says cleaning damaged joint a 'big job', 9 June 2008. 
• Reisman prepares for home after station expedition, 10 June 2008. 
• Shuttle crew closes hatches for undocking Wednesday, 10 June 2008. 
• Discovery to depart the space station this morning, 11 June 2008. 
• Shuttle Discovery undocks from the space station, 11 June 2008. 
• It's an off duty day for shuttle Discovery astronauts, 12 June 2008. 
• Crew reports object near shuttle, protrusion on tail fin, 13 June 2008. 
• NASA says lost object from shuttle no threat to entry, 13 June 2008. 
• Crew reports object near shuttle, protrusion on tail fin, 12 June 2008.
• Discovery's landing ground tracks First Kennedy Space Center opportunity. 
• Astronauts prepare for today's return to Earth, 14 June 2008. 
• Discovery back on Earth, 14 June 2008. 
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STS-125 / SM4 (Atlantis, 11 May 2009):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Hubble servicing mission's launch date threatened, 21 March 2008. 
• Shuttle boss discusses delay to downstream launches, 1 May 2008. 
• NASA says Hubble plans not threatened by pad repairs, 12 June 2008. 
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA changes plans for advancing shuttle dates, 25 July 2008. 
• NASA opts to leave shuttle launch dates as scheduled, 14 August 2008. 
• Hurricane Hanna delays shuttle's move to pad, 1 September 2008. 
• Hubble instrument carrier contamination issue assessed, 17 September 2008. 
• Launch slip likely for shuttle Atlantis' flight to Hubble, 22 September 2008. 
• Commander says crew needs to make up lost training, 23 September 2008. 
• Hurricane Ike forces delay of next two shuttle launches, 24 September 2008. 
• Failure aboard Hubble puts shuttle flight on hold, 29 September 2008.
• Photo Gallery: Atlantis rolls back. 
• Endeavour to go Nov. 14; Hubble slips deeper into '09, 30 October 2008. 
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STS-126 / ULF-2 (Endeavour, 14 November 2008):
• Mission Status Center. 
• Shuttle boss discusses delay to downstream launches, 1 May 2008. 
• NASA considers SARJ work on next shuttle visit, 11 June 2008. 
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA changes plans for advancing shuttle dates, 25 July 2008. 
• Endeavour leaves hanger and moves to VAB, September 2008.
• Endeavour rolls out of the assembly building. 
• Hurricane Ike forces delay of next two shuttle launches, 24 September 2008. 
• NASA shoots for Nov. 14 launch of shuttle Endeavour, 3 October 2008. 
• Endeavour to go Nov. 14; Hubble slips deeper into '09, 30 October 2008. 
• Weather 60 percent 'go' for Friday launch of Endeavour, 11 November 2008. 
• Photo Gallery: STS-126 crew arrival. 
• STS-126 Launch Windows, 11 November 2008. 
• STS-126 Countdown Timeline, 11 November 2008. 
• STS-126 Ascent Timeline, 11 November 2008. 
• All systems looking good for Endeavour's launch on Friday, 12 November 2008. 
• Endeavour to launch on 'home improvement' flight, 13 November 2008. 
• Innovative solutions for unexpected problems, 13 November 2008. 
• The 'yuck factor' revisited, 13 November 2008. 
• Endeavour soars into the night and reaches orbit, 14 November 2008. 
• Photo Gallery: STS-126 launch. 
• Photo Gallery: STS-126 launch. 
• Crew set for heat shield inspection, rendezvous burns, 15 November 2008. 
• Crew spends first day in space inspecting Endeavour, 15 November 2008. 
• Endeavour nearing station for today's rendezvous, 16 November 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour sails up to the space station, 16 November 2008. 
• Astronauts will attach cargo module to station today, 17 November 2008. 
• Cargo-delivery module attached to the space station, 17 November 2008. 
• No 'focused' heat shield inspections needed, 17 November 2008. 
• Astronauts prepare for first spacewalk of shuttle flight, 18 November 2008. 
• Hardware swapped between station and shuttle, 18 November 2008. 
• Bag of tools escapes from spacewalker and floats away, 18 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 1 ends, 18 November 2008. 
• Engineers study options for replacing lost grease guns, 18 November 2008. 
• Shuttle heat shield officially cleared for entry, 18 November 2008. 
• Setup of station's new water recycling gear to begin, 19 November 2008. 
• Spacewalker expresses remorse for lost tool bag, 19 November 2008. 
• Station solar joint cleaning continues on today's EVA, 20 November 2008. 
• Lost tools don't hamper spacewalk work, 20 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 2 ends, 20 November 2008. 
• Second spacewalk a success; water recycling glitch studied, 20 November 2008. 
• Checkout of station's water recycling gear underway, 21 November 2008. 
• Station's new urine processor shuts down again, 21 November 2008. 
• Apparent problem with motor in station's water system, 21 November 2008. 
• Today's spacewalk to finish work on paddle wheel joint, 22 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 3 begins, 22 November 2008. 
• One trundle bearing left for final spacewalk, 22 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 3 ends, 22 November 2008. 
• Urine processor repair attempt being planned, 22 November 2008. 
• Repair work planned today for stalled water system gear, 23 November 2008. 
• Maintenance procedure completed; crew awaits test, 23 November 2008. 
• Urine processor re-started in critical test of water system, 23 November 2008. 
• Engineers hopeful about fix to urine processor, 23 November 2008. 
• Station's recycling gear shuts down again after repai, 23 November 2008. 
• Spacewalkers set for final excursion of the mission, 24 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 4 begins; Endeavour mission extended, 24 November 2008. 
• Port SARJ shows signs of wear on bearing race, 24 November 2008. 
• Spacewalk No. 4 ends, 24 November 2008. 
• Urine processor appears to run normally in extended test, 24 November 2008. 
• Testing begins on repaired station solar rotary joint, 25 November 2008. 
• Station boss happy with SARJ and water recycler repairs, 25 November 2008. 
• Station cargo ship launches; antenna glitch fixed, 26 November 2008. 
• Leonardo to be detached; Progress has antenna problem, 26 November 2008. 
• Leonardo module returned to shuttle Endeavour's bay, 26 November 2008. 
• Thanksgiving in space, 27 November 2008. 
• Thanksgiving greetings and weightless toasts from crew, 27 November 2008. 
• Shuttle and station crews hold farewell ceremony, 17 November 2008. 
• Shuttle set to depart station, 28 November 2008. 
• Shuttle departs the station, 28 November 2008. 
• Final round of heat shield inspections completed, 28 November 2008. 
• Astronauts spending the day packing and testing systems, 29 November 2008. 
• Shuttle Endeavour's heat shield cleared for entry, 29 November 2008. 
• Weather could divert shuttle landing to California desert, 29 November 2008. 
• Endeavour's landing ground tracks First Kennedy Space Center opportunity. 
• STS-126 Landing Info, 30 November 2008. 
• Endeavour's landing ground tracks. 
• Weather will decide where Endeavour lands today, 30 November 2008. 
• Shuttle crew passes up first landing opportunity, 30 November 2008. 
• Florida's bad weather moves shuttle landing to California, 30 November 2008. 
• Weather detour leads shuttle to California touchdown, 30 November 2008. 
• Photos:Endeavour lands in California. 
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STS-127 / ISS 2J/A (Endeavour, 15 July 2009):
• Shuttle boss discusses delay to downstream launches, 1 May 2008. 
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
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STS-128 / ISS 17A (Discovery, 26 August 2009):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA picks crew for STS-128 mission to space station, 17 July 2008. 
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STS-129 / ULF-3 (Atlantis, 16 November 2009):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA assigns crew for Discovery's STS-129 mission, 29 September 2008. 
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STS-130 / ISS 20A (Endeavour, 8 February 2010):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA assigns crews for future space shuttle missions, 5 December 2008. 
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STS-131 / ISS 19A (Discovery, 5 April 2010):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• NASA assigns crews for future space shuttle missions, 5 December 2008. 
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STS-132 / ULF-4 (Atlantis, 14 May 2010):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
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STS-133 / ULF-5 (Discovery, 24 February 2011):
• NASA sets schedule for remaining shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
• Space Shuttle Chart. 
• Summaries of remaining space shuttle flights, 7 July 2008. 
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Spirit (10 June 2003):
• Yellowstone-like hot spring deposits found by Mars rover, 22 May 2008. 
• Strange Martian landforms are climate clues, rover traps, 4 November 2008. 
• Dust storm cuts energy supply of Spirit rover, 11 November 2008. 
• Spirit remains quiet, 13 November 2008. 
• Controllers cheer as NASA's Spirit rover talks from Mars, 13 November 2008.
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Spitzer Space Telescope / SIRTF (25 August 2003): 
• Spitzer's eyes perfect for spotting diamonds in the sky, 26 February 2008. 
• Strange ring circle dead star, 29 May 2008. 
• Rare 'star-making machine' found in distant universe, 11 July 2008. 
• Brightest star in the galaxy has new competition, 20 July 2008. 
• Spitzer reveals 'no organics' zone around Pinwheel, 21 July 2008. 
• Infrared echoes give Spitzer a supernova flashback, 1 October 2008.
• Splashy portrait helps explain how stars form, 31 October 2008. 
• Spitzer gets sneak peak inside comet Holmes, 3 November 2008. 
• Rivers of gas flow around stars in new space image, 8 December 2008.
• Astronomers find the two dimmest stellar bulbs, 10 December 2008. 
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Star One C2 (18 April 2008):
• First satellite for Vietnam, another for Brazil launched, 18 April 2008. 
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Sun (star):
• Sunspot is harbinger of the new solar cycle, 7 January 2008. 

Superbird 7 (14 August 2008):
• Ariane 5 rocket goes up for the fifth time this year, 14 August 2008.
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Swift Gamma Ray Burst Explorer (20 November 2004): 
• Swift satellite catches galaxy ablaze with starbirth, 3 March 2008. 
• A pipsqueak star unleashes monster flare, 20 May 2008. 
• Scientists witness a once-in-a-lifetime event, 21 May 2008. 
• Swift catches farthest-ever gamma-ray burst, 19 September 2008. 
• Swift looks to comets for a cool view, 12 December 2008. 
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Tachys (29 August 2008):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
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TacSat 3 (19 May 2008):
• Technical issues, more tests delay TacSat-3's liftoff, 6 November 2008. 
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Tandem (ESA's Titan and Enceladus Mission):
• Laplace & Tandem vie for Cosmic Visions top-spot, 4 April 2008.
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THEOS (1 October 2008):
• After lengthy delay, rocket finally allowed to launch, 1 October 2008.
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Thuraya 3 (14 January 2008):
• Sea Launch takes another shot at returning to flight, 3 January 2008. 
• Sea Launch counting down for its return to flight, 14 January 2008. 
• Sea Launch successfully returns to flight, 15 January 2008. 
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Thor 5 (Thor 2R) (11 February 2008):
• Norwegian satellite put in geostationary orbit by Proton, 11 February 2008. 
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Tianlian I (25 April 2008):
• Chinese data relay spacecraft put into orbit, 25 April 2008. 
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Titan (U.S. launcher):
• Old Titan launch pad gantry at Cape knocked down, 27 April 2008. 
• Photos: Old Titan pad gantry at Cape knocked d, 27 April 2008. 
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Topex-Poseidon (10 August 1992):
• Mission to answer lingering questions from deep blue sea, 1 July 2008.
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Trailblazer (3 August 2008):
• Falcon 1 suffers another setback, 3 August 2008.
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Trochia (29 August 2008):
• Five RapidEye remote sensing satellites launched, 29 August 2008.
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Turksat 3A (12 June 08):
• Ariane 5 reaches milestone 25th straight launch success, 12 June 2008.
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Ulysses (6 October 1990):
• Ulysses spacecraft flies over sun's north pole, 14 January 2008. 
• Ulysses solar mission coming to a natural end, 25 February 2008.
• Controllers working to keep Ulysses sun orbiter alive, 15 April 2005
• Sun sets on Ulysses mission, 16 June 2008. 
• Ulysses reveals Sun is blowing a weaker solar wind, 23 September 2008. 
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Universe (galaxies, black holes, stars, etc.):
• Galaxy's antimatter cloud discovered to be lopsided, 9 January 2008. 
• Astronomers find record-old cosmic explosion, 9 January 2008. 
• Galaxy may hold hundreds of rogue black holes, 9 January 2008. 
• New X-ray source in nearby galaxy spawns mystery, 9 January 2008. 
• 'Blue blobs' in space are orphaned clusters of stars, 9 January 2008. 
• NASA scientists predict black hole light echo show, 10 January 2008.
• Weird object may be result of colliding protoplanets, 10 January 2008. 
• Even thin galaxies can grow fat black holes, 14 January 2008. 
• The violent lives of galaxies: Caught in dark matter web, 20 January 2008. 
• Massive gas cloud speeding to collision with Milky Way, 22 February 2008. 
• Cosmic fireworks fizzled out at universe's mid-life, 25 January 2008. 
• Hyperfast star proven to be alien, 28 January 2008. 
• Cosmic suburbia is a better breeding ground for stars, 28 January 2008. 
• Linked Hawaiian telescopes catch a nova surprise, 28 January 2008. 
• Unusual supernovae may reveal black holes, 29 January 2008. 
• -rays betray giant particle accelerator in the sky, 2 February 2008. 
• Race to find dark matter, 27 February 2008. 
• New theory of star formation, 27 February 2008. 
• Two new star systems are first of their kind ever found, 1 April 2008. 
• NASA scientists identify smallest known black hole, 1 April 2008. 
• Badly behaved spinning stars make astronomers dizzy, 2 April 2008.
• 'Focused' solar explosions get millions of degrees hotter, 4 April 2008. 
• The drifting star, 16 April 2008. 
• Unlocking the secrets of a massive black hole, 24 April 2008. 
• Compact galaxies in early universe pack a big punch, 29 April 2008. 
• Black hole thrown out of parent galaxy, 30 April 2008. 
• Astronomers discover new breed of star, 2 May 2008. 
• Taking the temperature of the cosmic background, 15 May 2008. 
• Astronomers find that Universe shines twice as bright, 15 May 2008. 
• Rare quartet of stars aids stellar evolution models, 16 May 2008. 
• Newly upgraded telescope searches for orphan stars, 20 May 2008. 
• Solar eruption seen in unprecedented detail, 27 May 2008. 
• New measurements reveal slimmer Milky Way, 28 May 2008. 
• Black holes have simple feeding habits, 20 June 2008. 
• Galaxy cannibals eat their neighbours, 23 June 2008. 
• Using gravitational lensing to weigh 70 galaxies, 22 July 2008. 
• Astronomers able to see disks surrounding black holes, 23 July 2008. 
• Stellar vampires make the Universe dusty, 25 July 2008. 
• Supernova explodes in controversy, 28 July 2008. 
• Ancient galactic magnetic fields stronger than expected, 28 July 2008. 
• Barred spiral galaxies are latecomers to the universe, 29 July 2008. 
• The first stars, 31 July 2008. 
• Supervoids and superclusters point to dark energy, 30 July 2008. 
• 'Cosmic ghost' discovered by volunteer astronomer, 5 August 2008. 
• Dark matter clumps and streams in Milky Way, 7 August 2008. 
• New Milky Way map reveals a complicated outer galaxy, 16 August 2008. 
• Most black holes might come in only small and large, 21 August 2008. 
• Generations of stars pose for family portrait, 26 August 2008. 
• Closest look ever at the edge of a black hole, 3 September 2008. 
• Fine-tooth combing the Universe, 5 September 2008. 
• Naked eye gamma-ray burst was aimed squarely at Earth, 10 September 2008. 
• Eta Carinae’s eruptions a multi-stage process, 11 September 2008. 
• A 'wild cousin' emerges from family tree of exploding stars, 1 October 2008. 
• Magnetic field in distant galaxy produces a surprise, 2 October 2008. 
• Cloudy weather on failed star twins, 6 Cctober 2008. 
• Stars stop forming when big galaxies collide, 7 October 2008. 
• Supermassive black holes common in early Universe, 17 October 2008. 
• Rare event in life of distant quasar revealed, 29 October 2008.
• Giant simulation could solve mystery of 'dark matter', 11 November 2008. 
• Sub-millimetre astronomy reveals glowing stellar nurseries, 12 November 2008. 
• A localised cosmic ray influx, 28 November 2008. 
• Supernova time travel to a 16th century explosion, 3 December 2008. 
• Astronomers dissect a supermassive black hole, 13 December 2008. 
• Study tracks stars orbiting Milky Way black hole, 13 December 2008. 
• Astronomers find most distant water in the Universe, 17 December 2008. 
• Seeing the shape of material around black holes, 17 December 2008. 
• Red giants to probe history of Milky Way, 18 December 2008. 
• What came before the Big Bang?, 18 December 2008. 
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U.S. space program:
• Moon Stuck, 18 January 2008. 
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Venus Express (VEX) (9 November 2005):
• Craft reboots the search for active volcanoes on Venus, 6 April 2008. 
• Key molecule discovered in Venusian atmosphere, 19 May 2008. 
• European orbiter begins closing in on Venus, 21 July 2008. 
• The great escape of water from Venus, 19 December 2008
• Three-dimensional look at Venus’ raging wind, 22 September 2008. 
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VINASAT-1 (18 April 2008):
• First satellite for Vietnam, another for Brazil launched, 18 April 2008. 
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Voyager (1977):
• First measurements of the solar wind termination shock, 2 July 2008. 
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W2M (20 December 2008):
• Year's final Ariane 5 launch to carry two Eutelsat craft, 8 October 2008.
• Eutelsat's unprecedented launch proves twice as sweet, 20 December 2008.
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WGS / Wideband Gapfiller Satellite (DoD program):
• On-orbit handover for first Wideband Global SATCOM, 28 January 2008. 
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WINDS / Kizuna (25 February 2008):
• Broadband Internet satellite launched by Japan, 23 February 2008.
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WMAP / Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (30 June 2001):
• Cosmic 'dark flow' detected across billions of light years, 23 September 2008. 
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X-37B:
• Lunar mapper and military vehicle swap launch slots, 31 July 2008.
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XMM / XMM-Newton (10 December 1999):
• Milky Way's black hole awoke from slumber 300 years ago, 15 April 2008. 
• Part of missing matter in the universe now discovered, 12 May 2008. 
• XMM-Newton discovers the star that everyone missed, 20 July 2008. 
• XMM discovers monster galaxy cluster, 27 August 2008. 
• XMM and Integral unveil magnetar environment, 17 November 2008. 
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Yayogan IV (1 Decembr 2008):
• Chinese launch another Earth-observing satellite, 1 December 2008. 
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Yaogan V (15 December 2008):
• China launches another Earth-observing satellite, 15 December 2008. 
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Yubileynyy (23 May 2008):
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Zenith (Russian launcher):
• Sea Launch takes another shot at returning to flight, 3 January 2008. 
• Sea Launch counting down for its return to flight, 14 January 2008. 
• Sea Launch successfully returns to flight, 15 January 2008. 
• HDTV broadcasting craft launched for DirecTV, 19 March 2008.
• Commercial Land Launch mission lofts Israeli satellite, 28 April 2008. 
• Powerhouse spacecraft launched for North America, 21 May 2008. 
• Sea Launch follows a unique but successful path to space, 8 July 2008. 
• A tour of Sea Launch's Home Port. 
• Sea Launch set for blastoff from equator later tonight, 15 July 2008. 
• Sea Launch boosts relay satellite for DISH Network, 16 July 2008. 
• Crane mishap at Baikonur damages commercial satellite, 2008. 
• Sea Launch deploys new Galaxy for North America, 24 September 2008. 
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Zhongxing 9 (Chinasat 9 (9 June 2008):
• Communications spacecraft launched by China, 9 June 2008.