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2. List of ballooning accidents - Wikipedia

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   Balloon crashed down after contact with power lines. [79] [80] 1 4 11 August 2013 Death of Maxime Trépanier Mont-Saint-Gregoire, Canada: Balloon pilot lost his balance and fell to his death after basket bounced upon landing and the balloon ascended unexpectedly during the Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu International Balloon Festival. [81] 1 0 9 May 2014

3. Lifting gas - Wikipedia

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   A balloon can only have buoyancy if there is a medium that has a higher average density than the balloon itself. Balloons cannot work on the Moon because it has almost no atmosphere. [14] Mars has a very thin atmosphere – the pressure is only 1 ⁄ 160 of earth atmospheric pressure – so a huge balloon would be needed even for a tiny lifting ...

4. List of unusual deaths in the 21st century - Wikipedia

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   The 8-year-old from Ringsend, Dublin, died after inhaling helium from a balloon that he placed over his head. The balloon had been bought for his birthday a week prior. [231] [232] Amy Carlson: April 2021: The corpse of the 45-year-old leader of Love Has Won was discovered by police on 28 April 2021, with estimates placing her death c. 16 April ...

5. Tethered Aerostat Radar System - Wikipedia

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   The hull of the aerostat contains two parts separated by a gas-tight fabric partition. The upper chamber is filled with helium and provides the aerostat's lifting capability. The lower chamber of the hull is a pressurized air compartment. The hull is constructed of a lightweight polyurethane-coated Tedlar fabric. An airborne engine drives the ...

6. Lawnchair Larry flight - Wikipedia

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   Cluster ballooning was inspired by Larry Walters's experience, although his was not the first. [1]On July 2, 1982, Larry Walters (April 19, 1949 – October 6, 1993) made a 45-minute flight in a homemade aerostat made of an ordinary lawn chair and 42 helium-filled weather balloons. [2]

7. Explorer II - Wikipedia

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   Explorer II was a crewed U.S. high-altitude balloon that was launched on November 11, 1935, and reached a record altitude of 22,066 m (72,395 ft). Launched at 8:00 am from the Stratobowl in South Dakota, the helium balloon carried a two-man crew consisting of U. S. Army Air Corps Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson inside a sealed, spherical cabin.