Experimental Balloon Flight Real Photo World Record for Balloon Ascent (1)

Experimental Balloon Flight Real Photo circa 1930, Auguste Piccard entering the gondola of the NGS sponsored high altitude balloon On 27 May 1931, Auguste Piccard and Paul Kipfer took off from Augsburg, Germany, and reached a record altitude of 15,785 m (51,788 ft). During this flight, Piccard was able to gather substantial data on the upper atmosphere, as well as measure cosmic rays. On 18 August 1932, launched from Dübendorf, Switzerland, Piccard and Max Cosyns made a second record-breaking ascent to 16,200 m (53,150 ft). He ultimately made a total of twenty-seven balloon flights, setting a final record of 23,000 m (75,459 ft).[citation needed], condition is VG-F