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| + | [[1900]] – The [[wikipedia:Wright brothers|Wright brothers]] begin their first manned glider experimental flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and failed for the first few attempts. <br> | ||
[[1942]] – The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, [[Germany]]. It is the first [[human]]-made object to reach [[space]].<br> | [[1942]] – The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, [[Germany]]. It is the first [[human]]-made object to reach [[space]].<br> | ||
| − | [[1967]] | + | [[1967]] – The X-15 rocket plane achieved a world record speed of Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph / over 1 mile per second), with U.S. Air Force pilot Pete Knight. <br> |
[[1985]] – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J) <br> | [[1985]] – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J) <br> | ||
<noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|277]]</noinclude> | <noinclude>[[Category:On This Day|277]]</noinclude> | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 19 October 2022
1900 – The Wright brothers begin their first manned glider experimental flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina and failed for the first few attempts.
1942 – The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first human-made object to reach space.
1967 – The X-15 rocket plane achieved a world record speed of Mach 6.7 (4,520 mph / over 1 mile per second), with U.S. Air Force pilot Pete Knight.
1985 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J)
