‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind’ famously quoted Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC as he planted the first human foot on another world, completely unaware of what would follow: would the surface disintegrate beneath him? Would he float off into the ether? Would he achieve this feat millions of people were so desperate for him to accomplish? The pressure on the three astronauts onboard the Apollo 11 spacecraft, not only from the US government due to the space-race with the then USSR, but from the thousands of civilians who, in a time when a single war abroad divided households, towns and a nation, desperately turned to success in space exploration for hope. However, over 50 years earlier on a blustery, grey mid-day in December of 1903 on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, Orville Wright piloted the first successful self-propelled, heavier-than-air, aircraft for a mere 12 seconds accomplishing yet another small step. On that same day, 2 attempts later, Wilbur Wright piloted the same gasoline-powered, propeller-driven biplane for an astonishing 59 seconds, travelling 852 feet. This incredible achievement would lay the foundations for many modern-day technologies from Boeing commercial aircrafts to the Apollo 11 spacecraft. It makes you wonder how many modern day inventions are, as well as breaking boundaries all over the world today, laying the foundations for further technological phenomenas in years to come.
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