The highest anyone has ever flown in a hot-air balloon is 68,986 feet, nearly twice the altitude of commercial airliners. At those heights, the people in the basket need to wear oxygen masks.

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Posted on Dec 29, 2019

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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The highest anyone has ever flown in a hot-air balloon is 68,986 feet, nearly twice the altitude of commercial airliners. At those heights, the people in the basket need to wear oxygen masks.

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Lt Col Charlie Brown

Posted >1 y ago

Higher than I want to be

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

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Same here ma'am

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MAJ Byron Oyler

Posted >1 y ago

Actually they have taken hot air balloons nearly twice that high. https://www.google.com/amp/s/http://www.space.com/amp/17961-supersonic-skydive-worlds-highest-space-jump.html

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

>1 y

Not where I would want to be.

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Maj Rob Drury

Posted >1 y ago

No, they need a pressure suit. At 63,000 feet, blood boils at normal body temperature.

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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth

>1 y

I was going by an article in R D.

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