From ancient to modern times, people have studied "the heavens" and wondered "what's out there?" Technology helps us to take a closer look. Meet the pioneers of space and aviation in this collection of stories.
Image of Orville Wright's December 17, 1903 diary entry, page 4. Click on the image for a better view.
After the Wright Brothers successfully tested their Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville (Orevelle) sent a telegram to his father to share the...
Thirty years after the crash, Pan Am's first officer (Robert Bragg) told his story in Flight Safety Australia: As we were turning left, I looked back...
In this page from Milton Wright's diary - on December 15, 1903 - we see a reference to the telegram he received from his son (Wilbur) reporting the ab...
Further investigating their concerns about the Solid-Rocket-Motor joints and the potential failure of O-rings, NASA officials met with outside experts...
Further investigating their concerns about the Solid-Rocket-Motor joints and the potential failure of O-rings, NASA officials met with outside experts...
This memo, discussing SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) Critical Items, reports on concerns about O-ring failures. On the cause of a failure mode, the ...
This 17 December 1982 memo, discussing SRB (Solid Rocket Booster) Critical Items, reports on O-ring failures in a test mode: ...O-ring can withstan...
In the NOVA documentary, The Deadliest Plane Crash, First Officer Robert Bragg (who, along with the pilot and flight engineer survived the disaster) t...
This is the transcript from the Pan Am cockpit's voice recorder. It ends with a scream from Captain van Zanten. 1701:57.0PanAm Radio(c/p) Ten...
The Wright Brothers' father made a note of the telegram which he received on the 15th of December, 1903. It was about the first powered flight i...
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