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Project Manhigh took humans to the threshold of space using balloons In the 1950s, a small band of Air Force doctors were on the cutting edge of the United States' space research programs. Working at the Aeromedical Field Laboratory at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico, they used balloons to carry laboratory animals followed by human pilots above 99% of the atmosphere. Drawing upon flight reports and technical data, this book documents Project Manhigh and the high altitude flights that preceded it. The Manhigh flights were, in many ways, prototypes for future space missions. On each of the three flights, the Air Force placed a lone pilot in a sealed capsule nineteen miles above the ground. At such extreme altitudes, the pilots were well within the functional equivalent of outer space and needed the sealed capsule to survive. Manhigh existed prior to the creation of NASA and helped pave the way for human space exploration..
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Richmond, Virginia is under siege during the American Civil War. Five Northern prisoners of war manage to escape by hijacking a balloon The balloon takes them to a strange island. But there is something not quite right on the island. There is a strange man with a strange underwater craft..
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Historical novel based on true story of newsboy Ready Gates, who in 1853 took a wild ride on a runaway balloon..
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A message in a bottle is found from Captain Grant of the HMS Britannia The ship has sunk but Captain Grant is alive. Only he is being held hostage The children of Captain Grant set out to rescue their father. But to do this they face all kinds of dangers and must travel to the other side of the world..
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Lavishly produced, this book is a stunning tribute to the magnificence of the hot air balloon--which captures the imagination like no other flying machine HOT AIR BALLOONS brings the wonders of the sky to the page with enlightening text and full-color photographs and illustrations depicting the extraordinary appeal of this sport. 120 color and b&w photos and Illustrations..
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