A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for future inventors.

Brightening Comet 2023 A3 set to light up autumn sky (bbc.com)

Comet A3 Tracker For The Week Ahead — Where And When To See It (forbes.com)

Fireworks forecast if comet survives risky sun flypast (phys.org)

Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first (key.aero)

Today in Engineering History: First Manned Rocket-Propelled Plane Flight (designworldonline.com)

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