Event Types: Aviation and Aeronautics

Astronaut Sunita Williams became the first person to run a marathon from the International Space Station.

Eileen Vollick becomes Canada’s first licensed female pilot.

Tadashi Hyodo becomes Japan’s first licensed female pilot.

Kwon Ki-ok becomes Korea’s first licensed female pilot.

Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu becomes Romania’s first licensed female pilot.

Aviator Maude ‘Lores’ Bonney was determined to became the first female to fly solo from Australia to England after spending 157 hours and 15 minutes airborne.

Amelia Earhart embarked on a trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Wales with pilots Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, becoming the first woman to make the trip as a passenger.

The Hubble Space Telescope was deployed in orbit from the space shuttle Discovery. This achievement was due largely to the efforts of Nancy Roman, who had been NASA’s leading advocate […]

Aviator Maude ‘Lores’ Bonney was determined to become the first female to fly solo from Australia to England. Setting off from Archerfield aerodrome on April 10, 1933, Lores’s journey was […]

Engineer and astronaut Sandra Hall Magnus returned to Earth with the crew of STS-119 Discovery after having spent 134 days in orbit.