On Nov. 21, 1783, the first manned untethered flight took place in a Montgolfier balloon with Pilatre de Rozier and François Laurent, marquis d’Arlandes, as passengers. The balloon sailed over Paris for 5.5 miles (9 kilometres) in about 25 minutes.
We thank the Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier, also called the Montgolfier brothers, for their great idea to send us all skyward.
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