{"id":699,"date":"2012-08-17T08:22:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/?p=699"},"modified":"2012-08-17T08:23:49","modified_gmt":"2012-08-17T13:23:49","slug":"john-wise-balloonist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/2012\/08\/john-wise-balloonist\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wise (balloonist)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>John Wise<\/strong> (24 February 1808 \u2013 28 September 1879?) was a pioneer in the field of\u00a0ballooning. He made over 400 flights during his lifetime and was responsible for several innovations in balloon design. Among the things Wise is famous for was when his balloon, <em>The Jupiter<\/em> carried 123 letters and made the first official airmail delivery run for the US Post Office in 1859.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Wise_(balloonist)\">Click here for more info.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tags: John Wise, Balloon, Balloons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Wise (24 February 1808 \u2013 28 September 1879?) was a pioneer in the field of\u00a0ballooning. He made over 400 flights during his lifetime and was responsible for several innovations in balloon design. Among the things Wise is famous for was when his balloon, The Jupiter carried 123 letters and made the first official airmail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[19,23,20,22,21],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p95FsX-bh","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":671,"url":"https:\/\/flymall.org\/blog\/2012\/07\/joe-kittinger\/","url_meta":{"origin":699,"position":0},"title":"Joe Kittinger","date":"July 26, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"It was the \"highest step in the world\".\u00a0 Joe Kittinger made history as he ascended to 102,800 feet in a high-altitude balloon and jumped to Earth, setting four world records. Click here for more info. 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