K.E. Voroshilov, Joseph Stalin, V.M. Molotov at
K.E. Voroshilov, Joseph Stalin, V.M. Molotov at funeral for Soviet stratosphere martyrs. On Jan 30, 1934, Osoaviakhim-1, a hydrogen-filled high-altitude balloon carried a capsule with a crew of three 72, 000 feet into the Earth's stratosphere. Catastrophic loss of buoyancy resulted in a crash that killed all the men. (CSU_2015_11_1386)
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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