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Behold the first satellite-like image drawn from observation.
flight

Flying Circuses Led to the First Aerial Maps of Earth

There was vomiting, crashes, fire, and an abandoned cat.
Frank Jacobs, Big Think January 12, 2024
Pillar where the balloon landed
Merselo, Netherlands

De Ballonzuil

In the middle of a forest you can find the first landing place of an air balloon in the Netherlands.
Angélique Schmeinck cooks a three-course meal among the clouds.
restaurants

A Hot-Air Balloon Restaurant and Other Stories of Food on-the-Go

Five highlights from Gastro Obscura's "Moveable Feasts" series.
Sam O'Brien August 1, 2022
Schmeinck has been serving airborne meals for almost 20 years.
restaurants

Aboard the World's First Hot-Air Balloon Restaurant

A Dutch master chef cooks meals among the clouds.
Elisia Guerena July 29, 2022
An illustration of the 1793 flight of the sheep, the rooster, and the duck.
science

A Rooster, a Duck, and a Sheep Walk Into a Hot Air Balloon...

...and make aviation history, of course!
Eric Grundhauser January 3, 2018