FNRS-1

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Auguste Piccard's FNRS-1 Gondola

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Professor Auguste Piccard (front right) with his family and engineer Kipfer in front of the capsule of the stratospheric balloon with which a flight will be made. The scientists are wearing helmets made from sewing baskets and pillows.

The FNRS-1 was a balloon, built by Auguste Piccard, that set a world altitude record. It was named after the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique, which funded the balloon.

See also

• National Fund for Scientific Research
• FNRS-2, which was the first ever bathyscaphe built.
• FNRS-3, which was rebuilt from FNRS-2

References and notes

Sources

• Ryan, Craig (2003). The Pre-Astronauts. Naval Institute Press. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.
• Shayler, David (2000). Disasters and accidents in manned spaceflight. Springer. pp. 20–22. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.
• Vaeth, Joseph Gordon (2005). They sailed the skies: U.S. Navy balloons and the airship program. Naval Institute Press. Template:ISBN, Template:ISBN.

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