19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes, that’s how long it took Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones to travel 29,000 miles, completing the first nonstop balloon flight around the world. Using the gondola the Breitling Orbiter 3 the pair flew under a balloon that combined the features of a hotair balloon and a gas balloon. In this short we take a look at this amazing trip and the people who piloted it.

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