September 15, 2012

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Interplanetary Ballooning

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image by " rel="nofollow Peter Rosén

Gonsales reached the Moon in a " rel="nofollow basket carried by geese. Baron von Munchausen used a " rel="nofollow sailing shipfor his attempt. And more geese are currently in training for their upcoming Moon voyage. Here is documentation of a less well known effort that tragically failed, having overshot the Moon. The six person crew - including the first woman to attempt a Moon mission - frantically looks down towards Earth for help that can not come. Apparently their balloon contained too much gas, and even their emergency releases of some - pink cloud - could not bring them down to the level of the Moon. When last seen they had just passed Neptune and were hoping to reach Pluto before New Horizons.

" rel="nofollow Chuck Wood

Technical Details
14 June, 2008. Canon Eos 40D with a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM at 200 mm

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