This one-of-a-kind race starts not with a pistol shot ... municipality was the launch site of the first hot air balloon tour around the world. Visitors can learn more about the balloon – named ...

The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War ... would propel a balloon on a wavy north-south course, advancing very slowly around the Earth, losing ...

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Pilatre de Rozier, the world's first balloonist, is killed in his attempt to cross the channel. De Rozier's experimental system consists of a hydrogen balloon and a hot air balloon tied together.