NOVA
Season 24 Episode 3 - Three Men and a Balloon
One of the final aeronautics challenges left in the world today does not involve the use of a plane, a rocket, or even an engine. No one has yet been able to circumnavigate the earth in a balloon. Any team attempting the feat would have to fly higher than most planes ever fly and would need a passenger capsule that could both offer protection from extreme cold and carry the proper navigation and life support equipment. Depending on the powerful jet stream to propel them, crew members would have to plot their course carefully and plan their schedule to coincide with the most advantageous winds. Even landing would be a risky venture. This program follows a team of three adventurers as they attempt to make just such a journey.
Episodes in Season 24
Einstein Revealed
55 min
Lost City of Arabia
55 min
Three Men and a Balloon
55 min
Secrets of Making Money
55 min
Top Gun Over Moscow
55 min
Shark Attack
55 min
Odyssey of Life: The Ultimate Journey (1)
55 min
Odyssey of Life: The Unknown World (2)
55 min
Odyssey of Life: The Photographer's Secrets (3)
55 min
Cracking the Ice Age
55 min
Kaboom!
55 min
Titanic's Lost Sister
55 min
Secrets Of Lost Empires (1): Pyramid
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Stonehenge (1)
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Inca (2)
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Obelisk (3)
55 min
Secrets of Lost Empires: Colosseum (4)
55 min
Hunt for Alien Worlds
55 min
Curse of T.rex
55 min
Cut to the Heart
55 min
Kingdom of the Seahorse
55 min
