Science on the 23rd of August 1977 in history

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Date	Type	Text
23 Aug 1977 First human-powered flight prize	science	First human-powered flight prize In 1977, Bryan Allen won the Kremer Prize for the first human-powered flight as he pedalled the Gossamer Condor for at least a mile at Schafter, California.	0
23 Aug 1977 Gossamer Condor	science	Gossamer Condor (technology) Gossamer Condor demonstrates that it is the first human-powered aircraft capable of controlled and sustained flight by winning the Kremer prize. It was created by Paul MacCready and Peter Lissaman of AeroVironment and piloted by Bryan Allen at Minter Field in Shafter, California.	0

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