Arctic Air: Andrée’s Balloon Flight to North Pole | New Exhibition at Balloon Museum

Source: City of Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, NM – When the bold balloon flight of S.A. Andrée began on July 11, 1897, no one had yet reached the North Pole. There had been other attempts, all unsuccessful, but this expedition intended to fly there by balloon from Danes Island, an icy outpost at nearly the top of […]