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In some patterns (ultimates or one-count) all the throws are caught by the opposite juggler but in other patterns each juggler makes some throws to themselves. The reason for excluding self throws is that two jugglers could make a single pass to their partner and then go on to juggle solo patterns for as long as they wanted therefore ...
Spirit of Freedom balloon, first solo aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling from Northam, Western Australia [32] Steve Fossett: 67 hours, 1 minute, 10 seconds 28 February 2005 3 March 2005 GlobalFlyer first solo nonstop un-refueled fixed-wing aircraft flight around the world from Salina, Kansas [33] [34] [35]
Below is a list of siteswaps or juggling patterns by siteswap. Toss juggling requires more balls than hands. [3] Thus tricks such as the one ball cascade toss back and forth, 300, [4] for example, may not be considered valid patterns. Throws back and forth shower style, odd numbers, are the most common one prop practice. Invalid or practice ...
On March 21, 1999, the Breitling Orbiter 3 was the first balloon to fly around the world non-stop. [7] Steve Fossett in the Spirit-of Freedom capsule. After five previous attempts, on July 3, 2002, Steve Fossett became the first person to fly around the world alone, nonstop in any kind of aircraft in just under 15 days in the Spirit of Freedom ...
Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere.The purpose was to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system intended to be used by pilots ejecting from high altitude.
The European Balloon Festival, held across four days in Igualada, Spain, is the largest gathering of hot-air balloons in the country and welcomes an average of 25,000 visitors each year.
Both of these are the record for the largest total number of spacewalks by a male and a female, and the most cumulative time spent on spacewalks by a male and a female. Man – Anatoly Solovyev, 16 spacewalks for a total time of 82 hours, 21 minutes. [45] Woman (number) – Peggy Whitson, 10 spacewalks for a total time of 60 hours, 21 minutes.
The flight time of 15h 8m giving an average speed of almost exactly 200 km/h. [61] [62] March 21, 1999: 40,814 km: Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones: Breitling Orbiter: Distance record for a balloon: January 31, 2015: 10,711 km: Troy Bradley and Leonid Tiukhtyaev: Two Eagles Balloon: Distance record for a straight gas balloon: April 23, 1988: ...