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Donald Piccard

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  • Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
    balloon flight
    / Superpressure balloons

    After repeated failures, Donald Piccard (son of Jean and Jeannette Piccard) was assigned the project. He theorized that the failures were caused by the self-destructive tendencies of the stiff film. By laminating two layers of very thin Mylar, he produced a more flexible film that resulted in the…

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    After repeated failures, Donald Piccard (son of Jean and Jeannette Piccard) was assigned the project. He theorized that the failures were caused by the self-destructive tendencies of the stiff film. By laminating two layers of very thin Mylar, he produced a more flexible film that resulted in the…

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