[Monday, October 1, 2007] Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) have successfully taken high definition moving images through the KAGUYA (SELENE) for the first time.

[Monday, October 1, 2007] NASA has issued a request for proposals from industry for the design, development and production of a new spacesuit system for Constellation Program voyages to the International Space Station and the moon.

[Wednesday, October 3, 2007] NASA and the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos have agreed to fly two Russian scientific instruments on NASA spacecraft that will conduct unprecedented robotic missions to the moon and Mars.

[Thursday, October 4, 2007] Pack your bags because NASA Goddard's "suitcase science" is taking off. Coming on the heels of two Lunar Sortie Science Opportunities (LSSO) awards for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. are two more.

[Thursday, October 4, 2007] NASA/JSC has a requirement to develop a lunar database containing relevant scientific and engineering data about the Moon and its environment to be utilized in the development of the hardware and infrastructure.

[Thursday, October 4, 2007] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) performed the lunar orbit injection maneuver (LOI1) for the "KAGUYA" (SELENE) at 6:20 a.m. on October 4, 2007 (Japan Standard Time, JST.)

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

[Tuesday, October 9, 2007] JAXA performed the separation operation of one of the onboard baby satellites, the Relay Satellite (Rstar,) of the "KAGUYA" (SELENE). The Rstar was released at 9:36 a.m. on October 9 (Japan Standard Time, JST).

[Tuesday, October 9, 2007] On Tuesday night NASA Science Mission Directorate Associate Administrator Alan Stern announced that NASA plans to form a NASA Lunar Science Institute (NLSI) patterned on the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI).

[Friday, October 12, 2007] NASA/GRC plans to issue a RFP for the advanced technology development of an expendable, high-performance LOX/LCH4 Main Engine. Technology from this engine design will be considered for application to the Lunar Lander ascent main propulsion system.

[Monday, October 15, 2007] Join the Challenger Center for Space Science Education and NASA's K-12 Engineering Design Challenge and design a mini-greenhouse for use by future astronauts living and working on the moon.

[Tuesday, October 23, 2007] The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) injected the KAGUYA main satellite in its scheduled orbit and shifted its operation mode to the regular control mode.

[Wednesday, October 24, 2007] A bold new mission to the Moon was launched today by the Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA). Chang'e-1 blasted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre, Sichuan, atop a Long March 3A rocket.

[Wednesday, October 24, 2007] During the X PRIZE Cup Oct. 27-28, NASA's Centennial Challenges Program will offer prizes totaling $2 million if competing teams successfully meet the requirements of the Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge.

[Thursday, October 25, 2007] On 24/25 October 2007 (depending on where you were) SpaceRef.com and NASA Watch.com editor Keith Cowing appeared live on CNN Asia to talk about China's launch of its Chang'e mission to the moon.

[Friday, October 26, 2007] As NASA engineers and astronauts prepare to explore the moon and Mars, they first need to practice on Earth. One of the best tools they can use is materials to simulate the soil, or regolith, they will land on.

[Monday, October 29, 2007] Tomorrow NASA will take another important step toward returning astronauts to the moon by assigning key future Constellation Program work to its field centers. The Exploration Systems Mission Directorate will host the meeting at NASA Headquarters.

[Tuesday, October 30, 2007] NASA has announced its intent to establish a new lunar science institute. This effort, with dispersed teams across the nation, will help lead the agency's research activities for future lunar science missions related to NASA's exploration goals.

[Tuesday, October 30, 2007] NASA announced Tuesday which agency centers will take responsibility for specific work to enable astronauts to explore the moon. The new assignments cover elements of the lunar lander and lunar surface operations.