Adventurer becomes first British woman to cross the Atlantic by hydrogen balloon
The team spent 70 hours in the air and flew at an average altitude of 14,000 feet, officials said.
- On Sunday, British adventurer Alicia Hempleman-Adams, alongside teammates Bert Padelt and Peter Cuneo, landed their hydrogen balloon, the Atlantic Explorer, in Bastendorf, Luxembourg, completing a historic trans-Atlantic crossing.
- The trio launched from Presque Isle, Maine, on Thursday morning, aiming to complete the first successful manned transoceanic flight powered solely by hydrogen gas.
- Flying at an average altitude of 14,000 feet with speeds up to 62mph, the team endured freezing conditions in an open basket during the 2,853-mile journey across the North Atlantic Ocean.
- Hempleman-Adams became the first British woman to cross the Atlantic by gas balloon, joining her father, Sir David Hempleman-Adams, as the only father-daughter team to complete the crossing.
- Success followed a failed attempt last year due to poor conditions, and publicist Kim Vesely said the pilots are now looking forward to "getting some sleep in a real bed.
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