Flight From Japan To The North American West Coast Will Set A New Record At 5,208 Miles If Successful
On August 27, 1783, Jacques Charles launched his first gas-filled balloon in France. One observer of this event was our own American representative to France, Benjamin Franklin. When asked by another scientist watching the flight with great skepticism, “What good is it?” Franklin replied, “What good is a new-born babe?”.
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