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Orbiter 3 Gondola

Orbiter 3 Gondola

Window at the rear of the Orbiter 3 gondola (the first balloon to make a non-stop circumnavigation of the globe), with instructions to break the glass of the porthole in the event of rescue.
Galleries: Hot-Air Balloons, National Air and Space Museum, Windows
Keywords: aerospace, balloon, breitling, circumnavigation, district of columbia, gondola, hotairballoon, national air and space museum, orbiter3, orbiterthree, smithsonian, washington dc
Photo Location: National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC
Photographer: Chad Cullen
Date of Photo: 06/27/2009
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure Time: 1/125
F Number: 45/10
Original Dimensions: 4368×2912
Picture Orientation: Landscape
GPS Coordinates: 38°53'18.49"N 77°1'11.34"W
Picture Number: 8575