Pioneers
These brothers made the first controlled, powered flight in 1903.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
This pilot became the first human to orbit the Earth in 1961.
Who is Yuri Gagarin?
This aircraft, introduced in 1958, was one of the first successful commercial jet airliners.
What is the Boeing 707?
In 2020, this commercial airplane achieved the world’s first fully autonomous flight.
What is Xwing?
In 1969, this mission successfully landed the first humans on the moon.
What is Apollo 11?
This woman became the first female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic in 1932.
Who is Amelia Earhart?
In 1989, this U.S. aircraft made its first flight as the world’s first stealth bomber.
What is the B-2 Spirit?
This aircraft, introduced in 1970, earned the nickname “Jumbo Jet.”
What is the Boeing 747?
The first commercial space tourism flight was launched by ________ in 2021.
What is Virgin Galactic?
This man was the first to walk on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The first human-made satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, was called ________.
What is Sputnik?
In 1945, this aircraft dropped the first atomic bomb over Hiroshima.
What is the Enola Gay?
The first supersonic passenger flight of this aircraft occurred in 1976.
What is the Concorde?
In 2020, this commercial airplane achieved the world’s first fully autonomous flight.
What is Xwing?
This space shuttle completed the first orbit of Earth by an American spacecraft in 1962.
What is Friendship 7?
This aircraft made the first non-stop solo transatlantic flight in 1927.
What is The Spirit of St. Louis?
In 1947, Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier flying this aircraft.
What is the Bell X-1?
The first private company to successfully launch a spacecraft into orbit was ________ in 2008.
What is SpaceX?
In 2014, this Malaysia Airlines flight mysteriously disappeared over the Indian Ocean.
What is MH370?
NASA launched its first reusable spacecraft, the Space Shuttle, in this year.
What is 1981?
In 1919, this duo completed the first non-stop transatlantic flight.
Who are Alcock and Brown?
The world’s fastest jet, the SR-71 Blackbird, made its first flight in this year.
What is 1964?
This aircraft made its first flight in 2005 and is the world’s largest passenger airliner.
What is the Airbus A380?
In 2016, this aircraft became the first to complete a round-the-world flight powered solely by solar energy.
What is Solar Impulse 2?
This mission brought the U.S. and Soviet Union together for the first joint spaceflight in 1975.
What is the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project?