caused the balloon to tear and it descended 45 minutes later 20 km away from Paris.

Crewed high-altitude balloons

Crewed high-altitude balloons have been used since the 1930s for research and in seeking flight altitude records, including Auguste Piccard's flights up to 16201 m, the Soviet Osoaviakhim-1 at 22000 m, and the American Explorer II at 22066 m.

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