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NASA to fly piece of Wright Brothers' plane on Artemis 2

NASA will fly a piece of the Wright Brothers' original airplane on Artemis 2, the agency's upcoming crewed lunar flyby, symbolically linking the dawn of powered flight to modern lunar exploration. The artifact honors the generations of innovators whose work enabled today's crewed missions.

Discovered 2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00 | 2026-01-26T08:08:26.257972-08:00

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  • Sends a direct cultural and historical link between early powered flight and NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby, reinforcing public engagement as the mission advances through milestones such as the roll to LC‑39B.
  • Demonstrates NASA's practice of pairing symbolic artifacts with technical program progress, occurring alongside major integration and test activities including Orion stacked on SLS and planned heat‑shield validation (source:7c6e347e-8737-477d-b6b7-99a8f480b23d).

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