Three balloonists from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/france-heatwave-turns-deadly-as-40-people-drown-while-trying-to-escape-record-temperatures-23636568" rel="nofollow">US and Britain</a> have become the first to complete a transatlantic balloon flight using hydrogen gas for onboard lift.
The &lsquo;Atlantic Explorer&rsquo; safely landed near Bastendorf in Luxembourg at on June 7. The balloon was in the air for 70 hours 11 minutes and traveled 2852 nautical miles.&nbsp;
This was the first transoceanic flight solely using hydrogen gas, it set a world record for distance for its size and type of balloon, and was the first transatlantic crossing by a woman in a straight gas balloon (the second woman to complete a transoceanic crossing in history).&nbsp;
The Atlantic Explorer took flight early on June 4, from Presque Isle, Maine, US, with Bert Padelt (US), Peter Cuneo (US), and Alicia Hempleman-Adams (UK).
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Atlantic Explorer has completed the first transatlantic balloon flight using only hydrogen gas. The historic journey covered 2,852 nautical miles

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Three balloonists from the US and UK have made history by completing the first transatlantic balloon journey powered solely by hydrogen gas. The Atlantic Explorer flew for over 70 hours, covering 2,852 nautical miles and setting a world distance record for its class

First-ever transoceanic flight using hydrogen balloon

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