Balloon Team

Ben’s Balloon Team takes flight!

Ben has been taking in the early morning fresh air.
Up up up and away in his beautiful balloon.

Where Next?

Ben’s Balloon will be at Silverstone for the Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Fun Balloon Facts

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones guided the balloon Breitling Orbiter 3 up and away from the Swiss Alpine village of Chateau d’Oex at 8:05, GMT, 1 March 1999. They landed in the Egyptian desert 19 days, 21 hours and 55 minutes later (21 March 1999), having traveled a distance of over 46,670 kilometers (29,000 miles) and completed the first non-stop flight around the world with a free balloon.