Twenty-five years ago, Space Shuttle Challenger embarked on its maiden voyage. During the mission, two astronauts performed the first spacewalk of the shuttle program. Read more historical facts in Th...
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The only surviving photo of the Wright brothers' first two-man Flyer. Credit: Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company. This Month in Exploration - May One hundred years ago, Charles Furnas became the first airplane passenger.
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