Bad weather delays balloon altitude record bid

Two British pilots were today waiting to see if bad weather would further delay their record-breaking attempt to fly a balloon to the edge of space.

Bad weather delays balloon altitude record bid

Two British pilots were today waiting to see if bad weather would further delay their record-breaking attempt to fly a balloon to the edge of space.

Andy Elson and Colin Prescot were due to take to the skies at 6am today in their giant balloon but the launch was postponed by 24 hours due to ā€œunfavourable cloud conditionsā€, a spokesman for the team said.

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