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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>
[[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>
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