Hot air balloons lofted people skyward, but early on they had their share of turbulence.

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PRODUCTION CREDITS

Produced by Ari Daniel Elizabeth Gillis

Production Assistance Kristen Clark Bridget Reed Morawski

Original Footage © WGBH Educational Foundation 2014

MEDIA CREDITS

Starring Evan Hadingham Kieran McWilliam

Wright Brothers' plan NASA (Public Domain)

Moon footprint NASA (Public Domain)

Versailles Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

Louis XVI Wikimedia Commons/Callet (Public Domain)

Additional video footage NOVA's Ben Franklin's Balloons

Music Free Music Archive/Soni Ventorum Wind Quartet (CC BY-SA 3.0) Hornpipe by Paul Mottram

Special Thanks Irish Village in Brighton, MA

IMAGE

(main image: Evan and Kieran at the bar) © WGBH Educational Foundation 2014