Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier

French chemistry teacherWikipedia

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Oct 15, 2026

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Pilâtre de Rozier, the Château de la Muette, and the October Morning in Seventeen Eighty-Three When a Man First Left the Ground

Oct 15 · 6 Mentions

Tail DraggerHOST

0:16

The ropes held him tethered to the ground.

Tail DraggerHOST

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But in that moment, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier became the first human being in all of recorded history to leave the surface of the Earth.

Tail DraggerHOST

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I'm Taildragger.

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This is The Hangar on Radio Hangar.

Tail DraggerHOST

5:00

It was framed as prudent risk management.

Tail DraggerHOST

5:03

You test dangerous things on expendable assets.

Tail DraggerHOST

5:06

Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier found this idea intolerable.

Tail DraggerHOST

5:10

He was twenty-six years old.

AG Squawk with Davis Michaelsen | Ted Hamer | Iowa Farmer

Oct 15 · 1 Mention

Davis MichaelsenHOST

42:15

[clears throat] I find this one interesting.

Davis MichaelsenHOST

42:19

You know, I, I always wonder, like, who was the first guy to, to think, "You know, we should, we should eat these jalapeno peppers?" You know? Who, who were the first people to try things? In 1753, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, I guess, and François Laurent were the first two to ascend in a hot air balloon.

Davis MichaelsenHOST

42:43

1753, the first witnessed manned flight demonstration.

Davis MichaelsenHOST

42:48

I mentioned my folks.

October 15, 2026: When the Sky Became a Stage

Oct 15 · 1 Mention

Ron TrucksHOST

1:07

Now, it's someone else's turn, someone with no ties to the family, no stake in the wallpaper business, just a volunteer willing to go higher.

Ron TrucksHOST

1:19

His name is Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, a science teacher known around Paris for demonstrations that occasionally involve small explosions.

Ron TrucksHOST

1:30

He climbs into the basket, the fire beneath the balloon is stoked, and slowly, impossibly, the whole structure begins to rise.

Ron TrucksHOST

1:40

Only a few feet at first, tethered, controlled.