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  1. On this day in 1948, the first D-558-2 Skyrocket made its first flight, piloted by John F. Martin. Over five years later, it would become the first aircraft to fly Mach 2:

  2. On this day in 1941, our Monocoupe 110 Special "Little Butch" was test flown by then-Monocoupe president Clare Bunch. See it at the Udvar-Hazy Center:

  3. Today in 1906, John Brisben Walker, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, presented this Lilienthal glider to the . It is one of only five Lilienthal gliders remaining in the world.

  4. Today in 1964, Ranger 6 launched on a mission to capture TV images of the Moon before crashing into the surface. Impact it did, but the cameras failed. More on the Ranger program:

  5. Today in 1937, Howard Hughes set a transcontinental U.S. speed record in this Hughes H-1 Racer, flying nonstop from Los Angeles to Newark, New Jersey, in 7 hours, 28 minutes, and 25 seconds:

  6. Today in 1944, the prototype Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star, the XP-80 "Lulu Belle," flew for the first time:

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  7. Today in 1927: Charles Lindbergh departed in "Spirit of St. Louis" on nonstop flight from DC to Mexico City to begin a Central and South American goodwill tour. Beginning in Mexico City, he painted flags of the countries he visited on the cowling of the aircraft.

    closeup of Spirit of St Louis cowling
  8. Every December 4, we look at Gemini VII and ponder whether we could spend two weeks with another person in a spacecraft that size. Today in 1965, Frank Borman and Jim Lovell launched on Gemini VII to show that humans could survive in weightlessness for 14 days.

  9. TDIH 1976 the Viking lander's primary mission ended. (The spacecraft continued to operate for another 6 years). Take a closer look at the technology behind Viking:

  10. On this day in 1940, the prototype North American P-51 Mustang, NA-73X, made its first flight. Many consider the P-51 Mustang the best fighter of World War II, with its combination of speed, range, maneuverability, and firepower giving it great versatility.

    P-51 Mustang on black background
  11. Higher. Farther. Faster. [Stronger?] The invention of the jet engine transformed aviation. One of the first turbojet engines, Sir Frank Whittle's W.1X, is on display in our Hall:

    Engine
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  12. This evening, we're hosting photographers at the Udvar-Hazy Center to get tips and tricks from our staff photographers on taking photos in black and white and then get a chance to photograph our artifacts themselves. Follow along on Twitter and Instagram with .

    Udvar-Hazy Center observation tower
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  13. We were going to ask you to guess which cockpit this was, but we know there's no fooling you all. This was Chuck Yeager's view when he broke the sound barrier for the first time in Bell X-1 on this day in 1947.

    Cockpit of Bell X-1
  14. Today in 1947, Chuck Yeager proved it was possible to fly faster than the speed of sound in the Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis." Bell X-1 is on display in our Milestones of Flight Hall in DC:

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  15. jk we're definitely going to say more, we can't help ourselves The X-15 flew faster and higher than any other airplane. Its peak speed was Mach 6.72, and it flew high enough above the Earth that its pilots were awarded astronaut wings:

    X-15 on black background
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  16. 60 years ago today, Scott Crossfield flew the North American X-15 on its first powered flight. The X-15 became the first winged aircraft to achieve Mach 4, 5, and 6:

    Black aircraft hanging in museum setting
  17. Today in 1935, Howard Hughes flew his H-1 Racer to a new world speed record of 352 mph in California.

    Blue and silver aircraft in museum setting
  18. Meet Magellan T. Bear: the first teddy bear in space! The bear flew on STS-63 as an "education specialist." Visit Magellan T. Bear in our Moving Beyond Earth gallery:

    Blue teddy bear
  19. Today in 1966: (TOS) debuted in the U.S. The original starship Enterprise model used in the TV show is in our collection:

    Grey-green starship Enterprise on black background
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  20. Today in 1976, the Viking 2 lander set down on Mars. You can see a Viking lander test article on display at our Museum in DC:

    Metal and white planetary robot in museum display
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