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A privately financed rocket plane took its pilot to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere Monday, the first time a commercial venture has put a manned craft into space. SpaceShipOne landed at an airstrip in the Mojave Desert after reaching an altitude of more than 60 miles. The project is funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

Some of the biggest names in music joined Ray Charles for the late musician's final CD, Genius Loves Company. Hear longtime friend and keyboardist Billy Preston and album co-producer Phil Ramone talk about Ray Charles the man, his music and his lasting legacy.

Vice President Dick Cheney and Sen. John Edwards mark their policy differences in the sole vice-presidential debate of 2004. The debate touches on Iraq and domestic policy.

Dave Smith, a pioneer of the synthesizer, revolutionized pop music in the 1980s. David Bowie and Madonna are among the legions who used his Prophet 5 synthesizer. Smith died last week at age 72.

Played on three string instruments, this music was the country's soundtrack from the turn of the 20th century to the 1940s.

Ballet dancer Carlos Acosta is known for powerful leaps that make him seem to fly. Those leaps have earned him comparisons with Nureyev and Baryshnikov. He grew up in a poor neighborhood outside Havana. How that boy became a man who dances with grace and power is the subject of Acosta's memoir, No Way Home.

Sylvan Esso's Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn break down the components of their electro-folk sound and share songs by some of the other artists who've inspired them.

Hear five pioneering examples of women who composed for and directed their own groups.

The governor’s office announced Wednesday that Department of Correction Commissioner Rob Carter will step down next month.

In her new book The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science, author Natalie Angier says science doesn't have to be impossible, impenetrable or uncool.