Lowe, T.S.

T.S. Lowe’s 1861 Balloon Launch
T.S. Lowe Ascent
Society: AIAA Main Category: Aerospace & Aviation Sub Category: Frontiers of Knowledge Era: DateCreated: 1861 National Mall at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum Washington, D.C. State: Zip: Country: USA Website: https://www.aiaa.org/uploadedFiles/About_AIAA/News_Room/BalloonHistoricSite.pdf Creator: Lowe, T.S.

T.S.C. Lowe’s Observation Flight

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Image Credit: Image Caption: View of balloon ascension. Prof. Thaddeus Lowe observing the Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks from his balloon "Intrepid" on the north side of the Chicahominy. Era_date_from:
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T.S. Lowe Ascent

T.S. Lowe’s 1861 Balloon Launch

T.S.C. Lowe’s Observation Flight

Thaddeus Sobieski Constantine Lowe demonstrated the use of a hydrogen-filled balloon in aerial reconnaissance through a series of tethered ascents in June, 1861 in front of…

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