Event Types: Aviation and Aeronautics

The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space.

Amy Johnson, a 37-year-old pilot and the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed […]

Rosina Ferrario becomes Italy’s first licensed female pilot.

The space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe.

19-year-old pilot Zara Rutherford became the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, as she closed the loop five months after taking off on her record-breaking journey.

Discovery blasted off with a woman, Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Eileen Collins, in the pilot’s seat for the first time in NASA history.

The space shuttle Columbia broke up during re-entry, killing all seven of its crew members, including mission specialists Kalpana Chawla and Laurel Clark.

Aviator Jean Batten lands in Australia, having broken the solo women’s record by flying 16,900 kilometres from England in 14 days 22 hours 30 minutes, breaking Amy Johnson’s record by […]

Aviator Jean Batten departed from England, bound for Australia. She would set the women’s solo record, flying 16,900 kilometres in 14 days 22 hours 30 minutes, breaking Amy Johnson’s record […]

Aviator Jean Batten sets the solo women’s record when she lands in England, having flown from Australia in 17 days 16 hours 15 minutes. She was also the first woman […]