Here are a few significant aviation event that occurred this week.
May 28, 1997: Linda Finch completed amelia earhart's attempted around-the-world flight.
June 2, 2003: The European Space Agency launched the Mars Express probe. Contact with the lander Beagle 2 was lost in December.
June 3, 1965: Major Edward White became the first U.S. astronaut to walk in space, during the Gemini 4 mission.
June 5, 1783: Joseph and Jacques Montgolfier gave the first successful balloon flight demonstration.