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Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
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Bertrand Piccard
Swiss balloonist and psychiatrist
Bertrand Piccard FRSGS is a Swiss explorer, psychiatrist and environmentalist. Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, in a balloon named Breitling Orbiter 3. He was the initiator, chairman, and pilot, with André…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Brian Jones (aeronaut)
English balloonist
Brian George Jones is an English balloonist.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Circumnavigation
Complete navigation around the Earth
Circumnavigation is the complete navigation around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body. This article focuses on the circumnavigation of Earth.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hot air balloon
Lighter-than-air aircraft
A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or wicker basket, which carries passengers and a source of heat, in most cases an open flame caused by burning liquid propane. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)