Events in History September |
| Date | Story or event |
| 3rd September, 1976 | The Viking 2 lander touches down on Mars, |
| 9th September, 1839 | The first ever glass plate photograph was made by John Herschel |
| 9th September, 1892 | E.E.Barnard discovers first Jovian moon since Galileo |
| 11th September, 1985 | ICE, the International Cometary Explorer, makes the first ever flyby of a comet |
| 12th September, 1959 | Soviets launch rocket at the moon |
| 12th September, 1966 | Launch of Gemini XI spacecraft |
| 25th September, 1608 | Hans Lippershey submits first recorded telescope patent |