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A relic from the Wright brothers' first plane (the 1903 Wright Flyer I) took flight on Mars today. This tiny piece of fabric affixed to Ingenuity is like many pieces of the Wright Flyer I that Orville Wright sent out to souvenir hunters in exchange for looted parts of the 1905 Wright Flyer III.


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