Jean Felix Piccard, 79, bushy-haired cosmic ray scientist and pioneer high-altitude balloonist, whose 1934 ascent to 57,579 ft.
ALEX RITCHIE, 53, intrepid British balloonist whose airborne acrobatics--and buoyancy of spirit--last year averted mogul Richard Branson's balloon team's death by deflation; from .
This was Jean Piccard, stratosphere balloonist, twin brother of Balloonist Auguste Piccard.
The RC Morning Report for June 21 It’s the first day of summer, and balloonist Whit Landvater was drifting over Gardnerville this morning. There’s not a breath of wind so far today, and it’s warmer by at least 5 degrees than it was on the last day of spring.
June 21, 2013 - The Record-Courier