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From Kitty Hawk in 1903 to the Moon in 1969 was just 66 years — a single long lifetime spanning the whole leap from first flight to lunar landing.
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İnsanlık, ilk motorlu uçuştan Ay'a inişe 70 yıldan kısa sürede geçti.
1903'te Kitty Hawk'tan 1969'da Ay'a yalnızca 66 yıl vardı — ilk uçuştan Ay'a inişe uzanan bütün sıçramayı kapsayan tek bir uzun ömür.
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