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Piece of Wright Brothers' plane may go into space with Glenn
May 7, 1998
Web posted at: 2:53 PM EDT (1453 GMT)
(Washington) -- When Senator John Glenn blasts into space aboard the shuttle Discovery in October, he may take along a small piece of the plane the Wright Brothers flew at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
A group of Dayton, Ohio, community leaders visiting Washington yesterday presented Glenn with a swatch of fabric from the world's first flying machine, in hopes Glenn might carry it with him on his nine-day mission.
Glenn says it's entirely possible since each astronaut is allowed to take along a small container of personal items.
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