Ohio makes history. Period.

Whether we’re inventing ways to fly or taking a giant leap for mankind, Ohio is a forerunner for world history. That’s why it’s more than appropriate for Ohio to take part in the latest NASA venture to Mars. Last month, a piece of the 1903 Wright Flyer made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars—all the way from Dayton, Ohio.

Attached to NASA's experimental helicopter, named Ingenuity, a piece of Ohio history safely made its way to Mars.
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The Martian helicopter arrived on the Perseverance rover and is scheduled to attempt the first controlled flight on another planet later this year.
Last month, a postage-size swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer officially landed on the red planet.
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It was donated by the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton at the request of NASA.
The Wright brothers are Ohio born legends—and it's fair to say that Ohio is the birthplace of flight.
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Pictured is the Wright Brothers Memorial at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
Fun fact: A piece of the Wright Flyer also flew to the moon with Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong in 1969 and in 1998 with John Glenn aboard Discovery.
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Ohio history is literally out of this world.
To learn more about the Wright brothers and their revolutionary inventions, consider visiting the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park.
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Here, you'll observe sites related to the Wright Brothers, their flight experimentation and ties to Dayton at this historic park. Pictured is the Wright Cycle Company Building, which is the only remaining building in Dayton where the Wright Brothers operated a bicycle shop.

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