Balloon flight sets duration and distance records
The record of 137 hours, 5 minutes, 50 seconds was set by Double Eagle II on a 1978 transatlantic flight. According to rules set by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, the…
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Liftoff: SpaceX tries historic gentle landing of 14-story high booster
[Previous story, posted at 4:45 a.m. ET] (CNN) — Space X steps back up to the plate Saturday to take another crack at making history — not by what goes…