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- Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- November 27, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- November 27, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- A Flight of Firsts: The Piccard Stratosphere Ascension - In October 1934, Jean and Jeannette Piccard set a new altitude record, ascending 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette -- the first American woman licensed as a balloonist -- piloted, while Jean gathered scientific data. On this historic flight, Jeannette became the first woman to reach the stratosphere.
- December 19, 2017
- Collections - Set
A Flight of Firsts: The Piccard Stratosphere Ascension
In October 1934, Jean and Jeannette Piccard set a new altitude record, ascending 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette -- the first American woman licensed as a balloonist -- piloted, while Jean gathered scientific data. On this historic flight, Jeannette became the first woman to reach the stratosphere.
- Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- November 27, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- November 27, 1933
- Collections - Artifact
Francis Jehl with Balloonists Jeannette and Jean Piccard at Menlo Park Laboratory, November 1933
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The Piccards were guests of Henry Ford at the Dearborn Inn while Jeannette trained for flight. This image depicts their visit to Menlo Park Laboratory at Greenfield Village, with Edison Pioneer Francis Jehl present.
- Letter from Jeannette Piccard to Edsel Ford regarding the Upcoming Stratosphere Balloon Flight, July 21, 1934 - Henry Ford provided space at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, for Jean and Jeannette Piccard's 1934 stratosphere flight. The spouses ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon, setting a new altitude record. Jeannette -- the first American woman licensed as a balloonist and the first woman to reach the stratosphere -- piloted, while Jean gathered scientific data.
- July 21, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Jeannette Piccard to Edsel Ford regarding the Upcoming Stratosphere Balloon Flight, July 21, 1934
Henry Ford provided space at Ford Airport in Dearborn, Michigan, for Jean and Jeannette Piccard's 1934 stratosphere flight. The spouses ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon, setting a new altitude record. Jeannette -- the first American woman licensed as a balloonist and the first woman to reach the stratosphere -- piloted, while Jean gathered scientific data.
- Air-to-Ground Communication - During his polar expeditions, Richard E. Byrd relied on navigational instruments not much changed in 200 years. Byrd's sextant measured the angle between an astronomical object -- the Sun or a star -- and the horizon. Based on the time of day it was measured, this angle was used to determine Byrd's position on a navigational chart.
- October 31, 2016
- Collections - Set
Air-to-Ground Communication
During his polar expeditions, Richard E. Byrd relied on navigational instruments not much changed in 200 years. Byrd's sextant measured the angle between an astronomical object -- the Sun or a star -- and the horizon. Based on the time of day it was measured, this angle was used to determine Byrd's position on a navigational chart.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Piccards' Flight - We've just digitized artifacts related to the 1934 husband-and-wife team balloon flight that reached the stratosphere and set a women’s altitude record.
- January 20, 2014
- Collections - article
Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Piccards' Flight
We've just digitized artifacts related to the 1934 husband-and-wife team balloon flight that reached the stratosphere and set a women’s altitude record.
- Jean and Jeannette Piccard and Others with Balloon Gondola before the Stratosphere Flight, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934 - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a lightweight magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The explorers are shown here in the early morning hours just before their launch from Ford Airport, in the midst of media fanfare.
- October 23, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Jean and Jeannette Piccard and Others with Balloon Gondola before the Stratosphere Flight, Ford Airport, October 23, 1934
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a lightweight magnesium gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. The explorers are shown here in the early morning hours just before their launch from Ford Airport, in the midst of media fanfare.
- Historical Marker Dedication Program Commemorating the 1934 Piccard Stratosphere Flight from Ford Airport - The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette was the first American woman licensed as a balloonist, and first to reach the stratosphere. While Jeannette piloted, Jean gathered scientific data. A historical marker, dedicated in 1965, commemorated the Piccards' historic flight.
- October 23, 1934
- Collections - Artifact
Historical Marker Dedication Program Commemorating the 1934 Piccard Stratosphere Flight from Ford Airport
The Piccard stratosphere flight departed Ford Airport field on October 23, 1934. Spouses Jean and Jeannette Piccard ascended 10.9 miles in a metal gondola carried by a hydrogen balloon. Jeannette was the first American woman licensed as a balloonist, and first to reach the stratosphere. While Jeannette piloted, Jean gathered scientific data. A historical marker, dedicated in 1965, commemorated the Piccards' historic flight.