ID #:
WEB11259-2009
Source:
orbiterballoon.com
Copyright/Owner:
Smithsonian Institution
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Breitling Orbiter 3 Balloon
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones guided the balloon Breitling Orbiter 3 up and away from the Swiss Alpine village of Chateau d'Oex at 8:05, GMT, 1 March 1999. They landed in the Egyptian desert 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes later (21 March 1999), having traveled a distance of over 29,000 miles and completed the first non-stop flight around the world with a free balloon.
Image provided in Breitling Orbiter 3 press kit.
