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1943
1943 – First research flight takes place on March 17 -
1957
1957 – Lewis conducts first flights of a hydrogen-powered aircraft -
1966
1966 - Atlas Centaur-8 becomes the first successful two-burn Centaur -
1970
1970 – Launch of the second Space Electric Rocket Test -
1983
1983 – Lewis makes first significant staffing increase in 20 years -
1996
1996 – Deployment of Lewis-managed Mir Cooperative Solar Array on Mir -
2000
2000 – Dedication of the Ballistics Lab in the Materials and Structures Building. Glenn-designed solar arrays delivered to the International Space Station -
2017
2017 – Glenn celebrates its 75th anniversary -
2025
2025 - The first human expedition to Mars -
2040
2040 - Colonization on Mars starts