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Jack Northrop was an American aircraft industrialist and designer, who founded the Northrop Corporation. He was known for his development of the flying wing design, notably the Northrop YB-35 and YB-49 bombers.

Neil Armstrong was an astronaut and aeronautical engineer who became the first human to walk on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission on July 20, 1969.

Hermann Oberth was a German physicist and engineer who is considered one of the founding figures of rocketry and astronautics. He wrote 'Die Rakete zu den Planetenräumen', which is a foundational text on rocket science.

Sir George Cayley is known as the 'Father of Aerodynamics'. He established the principles of aeronautics and built the first successful glider to carry a human.

Charles Lindbergh achieved international fame with the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20-21, 1927.

Howard Hughes was an American business magnate, investor, pilot, film director, and philanthropist, known for setting multiple world air speed records. He also built the Hughes H-4 Hercules, known as the Spruce Goose, the largest flying boat ever built.

Kelly Johnson was an innovative aircraft engineer and designer who helped develop several iconic aircraft, including the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird.

Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who became the first human to journey into outer space and complete an orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961.

Burt Rutan is an American aerospace engineer notable for his design of the record-breaking Voyager, which in 1986 became the first plane to fly around the world without stopping or refueling, and SpaceShipOne, the first privately funded manned spacecraft to enter space.

Jacqueline Cochran was a pioneer in women's aviation, breaking sound barriers and setting numerous flying records. She was also the first woman to break the sound barrier in 1953.

Henri Coandă was the inventor of the Coanda-1910 aircraft and discovered the Coandă effect of fluidics. His work contributed to jet propulsion.

Wilhelm Kress was an aviation pioneer who made early contributions with his development of the first waterborne aircraft, the Drachenflieger, in 1898.

Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX, a company that manufactures rockets and spacecraft with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. He has contributed significantly to the advancement of private spaceflight and reusable launch vehicles.

Orville and Wilbur Wright are credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.

Igor Sikorsky designed the first successful helicopter, upon which modern helicopter design is still based. He constructed and flew the first viable American helicopter, the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300.

Wernher von Braun was a German-American rocket physicist, astronautics engineer, and space architect. He was one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology in Germany and later the United States, and is considered as one of the 'Fathers of Rocket Science'.

Amelia Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records and was a key figure in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots.

Frank Whittle was an English Royal Air Force engineer air officer who is credited with inventing the turbojet engine. His work revolutionized air travel and military aviation.

Chuck Yeager was an American Air Force officer and test pilot. He was the first person to officially break the sound barrier when he flew the Bell X-1 at a speed of Mach 1.06 on October 14, 1947.