St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: November 21, 2021

St. Louis MO

22 November, 2021

9:31 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: November 21, 2021 Today in 1783, the first free flight carrying a human occurred in Paris, France in a hot air balloon made of paper and silk. The balloon carried two men, Jean François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis Francois Laurant d'Arlandes, to an altitude of at least 500 feet and traveled about six miles over a 25 minute flight. This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.