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Roland Garros – First Flight across the Mediterranean

As surprising as it may seem, many people don’t know the whole story of Roland Garros, the man whose name

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Otto Lilienthal: The German Pioneer of Aviation and the Father of Modern Flight

Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) is widely celebrated as the “Father of Flight,” a title earned through his groundbreaking contributions to early

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Sir George Cayley – First Successful Glider to Carry a Human Being

(George Cayley, born December 27th, 1773, Scarborough, Yorkshire – death 15th of December 1857, Scarborough, England) Sir George Cayley – British aviator and

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Valentina Tereshkova – First Woman in Space

Valentina Vladimirovna “Valya” Tereshkova was born on March 6th, 1937, in Maslennikovo. Her father died during World War II when she was only

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Sally Ride- The First American Female Astronaut

First American female astronaut in space, 3rd woman to go into space; Physicist; Sall Ride was a science hero who wrote

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