Balloonomania 2: The Pre-Space Race

Did you know that Ballooning was once an Olympic sport? This week, we're rejoined by Nicholas Slayton (@nslayton) to talk about balloons, specifically all the people who died trying to conquer the Stratosphere.

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Theme song by DJ Danarchy

Sources

1. The Pre-Astronauts, Craig Ryan
2. Gaddafi article from the Independent