To: struggle
The world record for manned balloons is 22,000 feet, that’s about 4.1 miles.
Branson just went up 53 miles.
To: TexasFreeper2009
Highest manned balloon flight is 135889.108 feet. According to Guinness.
33 posted on
07/11/2021 10:18:37 AM PDT by
ChuckHam
To: TexasFreeper2009
No, the world record for manned ballooning is 69,680 ft
To: TexasFreeper2009
55 posted on
07/11/2021 11:55:04 AM PDT by
struggle
To: TexasFreeper2009
The world record for manned balloons is 22,000 feet, that’s about 4.1 miles.According to this page, the record is 113,739.9 feet. That's about 18 miles. The reference is to a 1961 flight. I'd be surprised if no one has bested it.
75 posted on
07/11/2021 1:26:40 PM PDT by
zeugma
(Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
To: TexasFreeper2009
90 posted on
07/12/2021 7:27:26 AM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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