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Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard Concept Illustration

Piccard inspired other researchers to undertake high-altitude balloon flights.

Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard Concept Illustration

Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard conceived and designed a sealed, pressurized gondola that could safely carry him into the upper atmosphere to conduct scientific studies. In 1932 Piccard and assistant Max Cosyns (shown here with Piccard on the right) ascended in the gondola to 52,500 feet. Their flight attracted wide attention and inspired other researchers to plan high-altitude flights.

Credit: National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution (SI 88-13375).

Date: 1932

Photo Number: SI 88-13375