2002 ⟶ Steve 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

October 14: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner becomes the first person to break the sound barrier without a vehicle.⟶
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