1. 150 years ago on this day, Orville Wright was born. In 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed Aug. 19 as National Aviation Day.
We look back at the Wright Bros.' dream - the ability for mankind to take flight - and the advancements we've made along the way.
Breaking News: A machine named Ingenuity, sent to Mars by NASA, hovered in the thin air of the red planet. It is the first powered flight on another world.
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April 7, 2001 – renewed and upgraded for commercial operations #AN225 flew after long term staying on the ground after cancel of the Energia-Buran program. This day is considered as the Mriya’s second birthday.
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