Ben Franklin's Balloons Nova : Season 42 Episode 5
TV-PG PBS 1h 00m
Aired: October 22nd, 2014 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
NOVA re-creates key flights, including the world’s first manned voyage on November 21, 1783. A descendant of the Montgolfier brothers, whose exploits fascinated Benjamin Franklin, will join a team to build an accurate replica of the fragile paper and canvas craft using 18th-century tools and materials.
