Wright Brothers Day in 2023

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2023 Date	December 17, 2023
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120 years after the Wright brothers took to the skies, we're still pushing the boundaries of flight—on Earth and beyond. #WrightBrothersDay Our Ingenuity Mars helicopter carries a piece of the Wright Flyer with every flight it takes over Jezero Crater: Show more ALT ALT ALT
— NASA (@NASA) December 17, 2023

A new dimension of travel opened to humanity 120 years ago today! Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air machine #OTD in 1903. It lasted just 12 seconds, travelling 120 ft (36 m). Show more ALT NASA Aeronautics
— NASA History Office (@NASAhistory) December 17, 2023

Wright side and Ingenuity side #WrightBrothersDay marks the first flight of the Wright brothers' first airplane - a small piece of which is still flying today, 120 years later, just on the wing of a different aircraft and another planet! Learn more: Show more GIF ALT
— NASA Ames (@NASAAmes) December 17, 2023

Celebrating Wright Brothers Day and the first flight at Kitty Hawk. Orville and Wilbur Wright’s pioneering spirit lives on today at places like the soon-to-be-opened @SullenbergerAM in Charlotte, NC. Show more
— Sully Sullenberger (@Captsully) December 17, 2023

120 years ago today, Orville Wright piloted the first successful powered, controlled flight - changing our world forever. Honoring this historic day, I present to you my copy of “The Wright Brothers Show more
— Brandon Fugal (@BrandonFugal) December 18, 2023

120 years ago today, the Wright Brothers took flight and vaulted humans into the skies, proving yet again that Ohio innovation is the best in the world. Happy Wright Brothers Day, Ohio.
— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) December 17, 2023

120 Years Ago Today, December 17, 1903, The Wright brothers make the first sustained motorized aircraft flight at 10:35 AM, piloted by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina #onthisday Show more
— Charleston Daily (@ChuckTownDaily) December 18, 2023

Today we celebrate #WrightBrothersDay! On Dec 17, 1903, Orville & Wilbur Wright made their first successful powered flight in a heavier-than-air craft. Kill Devil Hill on NC's Outer Banks was the perfect location for this moment: Show more
— NC DNCR (@ncculture) December 17, 2023

Good Sunday morning. What’s for breakfast? It’s whole hog brunch here @Lord_of_Q cook school and Maple Syrup Day, Wright Brothers Day and Device Appreciation Day. Keep smiling and keep pressing on. You are loved and we are Blessed. Show more
— Bill Wheeler (@wjwheeler54) December 17, 2023

120 years ago today, Orville and Wilbur Wright took flight near Kitty Hawk, NC. The rest is history. Happy Wright Brothers Day!
— Rep. Dan Bishop (@RepDanBishop) December 17, 2023

Wright Brothers Day in 2023

Wright Brothers Day seeks to commemorate brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright’s first successful flight in 1903. The Wright brothers are credited with inventing, building, and flying the world’s first motor-operated airplane.