Balloonomania (w. Nicholas Slayton)

Failure To Launch

English - March 21, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 63 MB
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The French were the first to fly and it made them really weird about balloons. This episode, we're joined by journalist @NSlayton to talk all about the first balloons and aeronauts.

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Sources:

- The Aeronauts, Donald Dale Jackson

- The Early History of Ballooning, Fraser Simons