The Breitling Orbiter 3
Breitling Orbiter was the name of three different Rozière balloons made by Cameron Balloons to circumnavigate the globe, named after the sponsor Breitling. The first two balloons never completed the circumnavigation, while the third made a successful attempt in March 1999 thereby reaching the milestone of the first nonstop flight around the world by balloon.
The gondola is on display in the Milestones of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, while the envelope was displayed at the Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany between 2004 and 2006.
The Breitling Orbiter 3
Breitling Orbiter was the name of three different Rozière balloons made by Cameron Balloons to circumnavigate the globe, named after the sponsor Breitling. The first two balloons never completed the circumnavigation, while the third made a successful attempt in March 1999 thereby reaching the milestone of the first nonstop flight around the world by balloon.
The gondola is on display in the Milestones of Flight Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC, while the envelope was displayed at the Gasometer Oberhausen in Germany between 2004 and 2006.