FNRS-1
FNRS-1 | |
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RMM Piccard gondola | |
Role | Record-breaking balloon |
National origin | Belgium |
Manufacturer | Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique |
Designer | Auguste Piccard |
Number built | 1 |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Gondel_van_Auguste_Piccard.jpg/220px-Gondel_van_Auguste_Piccard.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Auguste_Piccard_with_his_family_and_engineer_in_front_of_the_capsule_of_a_stratospheric_balloon.jpg/220px-Auguste_Piccard_with_his_family_and_engineer_in_front_of_the_capsule_of_a_stratospheric_balloon.jpg)
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Ryan, Craig (2003). The Pre-Astronauts. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1591147484, ISBN 978-1-59114-748-0.
- Shayler, David (2000). Disasters and accidents in manned spaceflight. Springer. pp. 20–22. ISBN 1852332255, ISBN 978-1-85233-225-9.
- Vaeth, Joseph Gordon (2005). They sailed the skies: U.S. Navy balloons and the airship program. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1591149142, ISBN 978-1-59114-914-9.
External links
[edit] Media related to FNRS at Wikimedia Commons