The Wright brothers made aviation history when the Wright Flyer took to the skies on December 17, 1903.
While the Wright Flyer may have only flown on a beach in North Carolina, parts of the first human-crewed heavier-than-air plane have been to the Moon and Mars. Before we talk about the Wright Flyers connection with space flights, we will look at the Wright brothers' plane and explain why it is so vital to the history of aviation.
