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On this day in space! Sept. 9, 1982: The 1st private rocket, called Conestoga 1, launches from a Texas cattle ranch
Indonesian volcanic eruption spotted from space | Space photo of the day for Sept. 9, 2026
On this day in space! Sept. 8, 2004: NASA's Genesis spacecraft crashed in the Utah desert, shattering its samples of solar wind particles from the sun
SpaceX rocket taxi returns after Roman Telescope launch | Space photo of the day for Sept. 8, 2026
On this day in space! Sept. 7, 1995: NASA launches its 100th astronaut flight on space shuttle Endeavour's STS-69 mission
On this day in space! Sept. 6, 1947: The US Navy launches 1st V-2 rocket at sea in ballistic missile test
Galaxies tangled in science and spirit | Space photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
A Pair of White Dwarfs Locked in a Six-Minute Orbit Might One Day Be Observed By Gravitational Waves
On this day in space! Sept. 5, 1977: NASA launches Voyager 1 on epic journey across the solar system
On this day in space! Sept. 4, 1962: NASA's Mariner 2 spacecrafts performs the 1st-ever maneuver in deep space so it could reach Venus
Hubble Telescope sees spectacular 'superbubble' | Space photo of the day for Sept. 4, 2026
On this day in space! Sept. 3, 2006: Europe's SMART-1 spacecraft crashes into the moon in lunar death dive
Mesmerizing plasma loops on the sun | Space photo of the day for Sept. 3, 2026
On this day in space! Sept. 1, 1979: NASA's Pioneer 11 probe becomes 1st spacecraft to visit Saturn
On this day in space! Sept. 2, 2016: Rosetta spacecraft finds long-lost Philae lander on Comet 67P after 2-year search
Falcon Heavy brings the heat | Space photo of the day for Sept. 2, 2026
Repairing the ISS 250 miles above Earth | Space photo of the day for Sept. 1, 2026
Roman telescope leaves its rocket behind | Space photo of the day for Aug. 31, 2026
On this day in space! Aug. 31, 1965: NASA's ginormous Super Guppy carrier plane takes 1st flight like a flying whale
On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
