French explorer Jean-Louis Etienne has become the first solo person to fly across the Arctic by a hot air balloon. He’s aboard the Generali Arctic Observer, a hybrid hot air balloon that took off from Longyearbyen in April 05, 2010 at 6:10 local time. Jean-Louis Etienne, 63 years old, is a doctor from south-west France. He aims to cross 3,500 km within ten days by his hybrid hot air balloon. He planned to travel west over the North Pole to Alaska. During his expedition, he wanted to make some scientific observations which include measuring carbon dioxide levels and studying the earth’s magnetic fields. A team of technical and scientific experts on the ground helped keep track of him and they also informed him of the wind directions and weather conditions. Five days after taking off, he was picked up by a helicopter in Bagatai, Russia. He traveled more than 3,000 kilometers on his expedition over the Arctic Circle. Due to bad weather, he changed his course of landing instead of doing it in Alaska. French Balloonist Becomes First To Cross North Pole Alone is a post from: Daily World Buzz
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