Malcolm Ross, American captain, balloonist, and physicist (died 1985)

Malcolm Ross (balloonist)

20th-century U.S. Navy Reserve captain, atmospheric scientist, and balloonist

Malcolm David Ross was a captain in the United States Naval Reserve (USNR), an atmospheric scientist, and a balloonist who set several records for altitude and scientific inquiry, with more than 100 hours flight time in gas balloons by 1961. Along with Lieutenant Commander…