NOVA Season 24 Episode 3 Three Men and a Balloon 1996
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One of the final aeronautics challenges left in the world today does not involve the use of a plane, a rocket, or even an engine. No one has yet been able to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon. Any team attempting the feat would have to fly higher than most planes ever fly and would need a passenger capsule that could both offer protection from extreme cold and carry the proper navigation and life support equipment. Depending on the powerful jet stream to propel them, crew members would have to plot their course carefully and plan their schedule to coincide with the most advantageous winds. Even landing would be a risky venture. This program follows a team of three adventurers as they attempt to make just such a journey.
- Released: 1996-10-15
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Einstein Revealed 1996-10-01
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2. Lost City of Arabia 1996-10-08
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3. Three Men and a Balloon 1996-10-15
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4. Secrets of Making Money 1996-10-22
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5. Top Gun Over Moscow 1996-11-12
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6. Shark Attack 1996-11-19
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8. Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2) 1996-11-25
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10. Cracking the Ice Age 1996-12-31
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11. Kaboom! 1997-01-14
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12. Titanic's Lost Sister 1997-01-28
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13. Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Pyramid 1997-02-04
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14. Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1) 1997-02-11
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15. Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2) 1997-02-11
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16. Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3) 1997-02-12
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17. Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4) 1997-02-12
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18. Hunt for Alien Worlds 1997-02-18
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19. Curse of T.rex 1997-02-25
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20. Cut to the Heart 1997-04-08
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21. Kingdom of the Seahorse 1997-04-15
