Newspaper Articles about Aviation and Space Exploration

Dec. 17, 1903: A Dream Come True: The Wright Brothers Fly!
April 16, 1912: Harriet Quimby: First Woman to Fly across English Channel
July 6, 1919: Daring Aviation Feat: British Dirigible First to Cross Atlantic
May 16, 1923: A First for Amelia Earhart
May 20-21, 1927: Charles Lindbergh’s Daring Solo Flight across the Atlantic
Dec. 1, 1930: Aviation Pioneer Ruth Nichols Sets Cross-Country Flight Record
May 12, 1932: Nation Mourns: Charles Lindbergh’s Kidnapped Son Found Dead
May 20-21, 1932: Amelia Earhart’s Solo Flight across the Atlantic
Aug. 24-25, 1932: Amelia Earhart: First Woman to Fly Nonstop across U.S.
July 22, 1933: Wiley Post: First Solo Flight around the World
Jan. 11-12, 1935: Amelia Earhart: First Solo Flight from Hawaii to California
Jan. 19, 1937: Bold Flight by Howard Hughes Sets New Speed Record
May 6, 1937: Hindenburg Disaster Ends the Airship Era
July 1937: Amelia Earhart, Aviation Pioneer
Oct. 4, 1957: Space Race Begins as Soviets Launch Sputnik
Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn, U.S. Hero: First American to Orbit the Earth
Dec. 21, 1968: Apollo 8: The First Manned Mission to the Moon
July 20, 1969: Apollo 11’s Moon Landing: “One Giant Leap for Mankind”
April 17, 1970: Disaster Averted: Crippled Apollo 13 Spacecraft Returns
Jan. 28, 1986: The Shocking Loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger
Jan. 28, 1986: Students Stunned as Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes
April 24, 1990: Scientific Marvel: Hubble Space Telescope Is Launched
Feb. 1, 2003: 7-Member Crew Killed in Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster