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September 30
- As X Prize Slips Away, Canadian Still Vows to Launch
- Are We the Galaxy’s Youngest Residents?
- Going Private: The Promise and Danger of Space Travel
September 29
- SpaceShipOne Was Not Out of Control, Builder and Pilot Say
- Tense Moments During Trailblazing Private Space Flight
- Breaking News: Trailblazing Private Spaceship is Airborne
- See Video of Huge Asteroid Flying Past Earth Today
- Expedition Turns Up Life on Pseudo-Mars
- All Systems Go on Eve of Launch
September 28
- Mars Orbiter Spots Rover's Tracks from Space
- Astronaut Candidates Make NASA Rounds
- Rover Report Card: Prospect of Mars Life More Likely
September 27
- New $50 Million Prize for Private Orbiting Spacecraft
- Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Wednesday
- Air Leaks from Mars via Planet's Tail
- No Major Engine Changes for SpaceShipOne, Builder Says
- Multiple Low-Weight Satellites Cost Less to Launch Than Larger Single Ones
- Set to Soar: First X Prize Flight This Week
September 24
- Oxygen, Food a Prime Concern for Next ISS Crew
- Canadian X Prize Team Delays Launch Attempt
- The 2004 Harvest Moon Occurs Sept. 28
- Hubble Lifts Fog on Early Universe
- A Cosmic Storm: When Galaxy Clusters Collide
- TV Review: NOVA - Origins
September 23
- Life is a Gas: Methane Might Support Underground ET
September 22
- Mars, Once Warm and Wet, Left Some Clues
- Senate Panel Recommends Funding Boost for NASA
- Satellites Track Glaciers Flows After Ice Dam Breaks
- Zero G Flights Could Bolster Space Tourism, Research Industries
September 21
- Mars Rovers' Mission Extends with New Goals, New Funding
- The Balance Factor: Can You Handle Zero G?
- The Sun's Travels and Why Fall is Nigh
- Northrop Tapped to Design Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter with JPL
September 20
- 'Star Wars' Cast, Crew Demystify Trilogy
- Mars Express Yields Provocative Observations
- Peter Jackson Reveals King Kong's Secrets
- SpaceDev to Build Piloted Spaceship
- House, Senate Negotiators Working To Push Suborbital Bill
- Magnificent Mars
- Genesis Reentry Observed By Ground, Airborne Instruments
- Canadian Ansari X Prize Team Pushes Toward First Launch
- How Safe Is a Roller Coaster in the Sky?
September 17
- Fixing NASA: Complete Return to Flight Story Archive
- Newfound Comet Set for Winter Display
September 16
- Return to Flight on Track Despite Setbacks
- Glimpse at Swollen Stars Hints at Earth's Demise
- Flight to Replace Space Station Crew Faces Possible Delay
- How Genesis Crash Impacts Mars Sample Return
September 15
- NASA Transfers X-37 Project to DARPA
- Hurricane Ivan Threatens NASA Facilities
- Antarctic Living: A Space House for an Icy Land
September 14
- NASA Transfers X-37 to Unidentified U.S. Agency
- Now Boarding: Zero G Flights for the Public
- Dense Matters: Astronomers Peek Inside Neutron Star
September 13
- SpaceShipOne Rocket Engine Gets an Upgrade
- Noah's Cosmic Ark: Preserving DNA on the Moon
September 10
- Lots of Science Intact in Smashed-Up Genesis Capsule
- Likely First Photo of Planet Beyond the Solar System
- A Tale of Two Whales
September 9
- Genesis Capsule a 'Mangled Mess'
- New Ring and Possible Moons Found at Saturn
- Does ET Use Snail Mail?
September 8
- Bad Battery May Have Doomed Genesis
- Study: Lake on Mars Was Wide and Deep
- Europe Sends NASA New Viewport for Space Station
- Space Probe Fails to Deploy Chute, Slams into Earth
- Genesis Crew Ready for Daring Mid-Air Grab
- Cubesats: Tiny Spacecraft, Huge Payoffs
September 7
- Genesis Re-entry to Create Fireball in Western Sky
- After the Fall: Genesis Samples to Shed Light on Our Origins
September 6
- Genesis Hits the Mark For Utah Reentry Wednesday
September 3
- Final Spacewalk a Success for Expedition 9 Crew
- SETI@home Signal Story Sees Much More Than Meets the Eye
- Elusive Mercury: See it Before Sunrise
September 2
- Tiny Space Rocks Help Settle Astronomical Debate
- Silent Running: 'Black Triangle' Sightings on the Rise
September 1
- Researchers: ET Should Write, Not Call
- ‘Mystery Cloud’ Appears Over Eastern U.S. And Canada
- Virtual Humans Proposed As Space Travelers
- Final Atlas 2 Rocket Orbits Classified U.S. Satellite