2002Steve Fossett Completes First Solo, Nonstop Airplane Flight Around the World

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo nonstop a...
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✈️ Concorde 001 Makes Maiden Flight

March 2: Concorde 001 flies from the first time, from Toulouse, piloted by André Turcat.
Concorde 001 Makes Maiden Flight (1969)
AviationAerospaceTransportation
FranceFrance

✈️ Steve Fossett Completes First Solo, Nonstop Airplane Flight Around the World

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world.
Steve Fossett Completes First Solo, Nonstop Airplane Flight Around the World (2002)
AviationExploration

✈️ Concorde's Final Commercial Flight

Final flight of the SST (Supersonic Transport) Concorde.
Concorde's Final Commercial Flight (2003)
AviationTransportationAir TravelEconomic Impact
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceUnited StatesUnited States

🪂 Felix Baumgartner Breaks Sound Barrier in Freefall

Felix Baumgartner Breaks Sound Barrier in Freefall (2012)
AviationSpace ExplorationPhysics
United StatesUnited StatesAustriaAustria

🚀 Ingenuity Helicopter Makes First Flight on Mars; Díaz-Canel Becomes First Secretary of Cuban Communist Party

April 19: Ingenuity becomes the first vehicle to fly in the atmosphere of another planet. Miguel Díaz-Canel becomes First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba, replacing the Castro brothers, Fidel and Raúl, after 62 years.
Ingenuity Helicopter Makes First Flight on Mars; Díaz-Canel Becomes First Secretary of Cuban Communist Party (2021)
Space ExplorationMarsAviationCuban RevolutionCommunist Party
United StatesUnited StatesCubaCuba