189K views · 1.2K shares | In the late summer of 1977, we launched the twin Voyager spacecraft. These remote ambassadors still beam messages back to Earth 40 years later, with data from their deep space travels. Watch: https://youtu.be/C1UBg4TPqX4 | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

The Rutan Voyager took off on its record-setting endurance flight on this day back in 1986. The non-stop, non-refueling flight around the world lasted nine days. But did you know that before the Voyager became the globe-circling sensation, it showed up at Oshkosh? That’s right! Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager brought it to EAA’s Annual Convention and Fly-In in 1984, only one month after its maiden flight. Take a look at the day we got to witness history before it even happened. Were you there? #avia