Ep 47: The Sheep in The Clouds

In 1783 a duck, a rooster and a sheep named Montauciel were heading straight for the sky. How does their unlikely story change lead to three Billionaires ending up in space over 200 years later?

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https://storytellershat.com/2016/08/30/montauctiel-the-flying-sheep/

https://time.com/3583782/hot-air-balloon-history/

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/hot-air-balloon-rooster-sheep-duck-first

Science Comics ROCKETS : Defying Gravity by Anne Drozd and Jerzy Drozd

Stuff You Missed In History Class

https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1780-1789/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Montgolfier-brothers

https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/joseph-michel-and-jacques-etienne-montgolfier

The Measure Of Things

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