THE
HISTORY OF FLIGHT

From Myth to the Stars

"Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward."
— Leonardo da Vinci
1485

Leonardo da Vinci

Ornithopter sketches

1799

Sir George Cayley

First fixed-wing design

1891

Otto Lilienthal

First glider flights

1848

John Stringfellow

First powered model

First Flight

December 17, 1903 — Kitty Hawk, NC

0s12 SECONDS12s
Distance120 ft
Speed6.8 mph
Altitude10 ft

War in the Skies

RED BARON80 Victories
THE ACESKnights of the Air
RICKENBACKERAmerican Ace
OCTOBER 14, 1947

MACH 1

Chuck Yeager — Bell X-1 — Glamorous Glennis

Boeing 7071958 · 600 mph
Concorde1969 · Mach 2.04
F-22 Raptor2005 · Mach 2.25
SR-71 Blackbird1966 · Mach 3.3
Fastest Air-Breathing2,200 mph
Highest Altitude85,069 ft
JULY 20, 1969

Apollo 11

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
— Neil Armstrong
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THE NEXT HORIZON

The Future Awaits

"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."
— Carl Sagan
Next FrontierMars
Light Speed200 yrs?
DestinationAlpha Centauri