Bertrand Piccard

Bertrand Piccard (born 1 March 1958) is a Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist. Along with Brian Jones, he was the first to complete a non-stop balloon flight around the globe, in a balloon named Breitling Orbiter 3. He was the initiator, chairman, and co-pilot, with André Borschberg, of Solar Impulse, the first successful round-the-world solar powered flight. Piccard was born in Lausanne (Switzerland). His grandfather Auguste Piccard was a balloonist and his father Jacques Piccard was an undersea explorer. 2Biography 3Early life As a child, Piccard was taken to the launch of several space flights from Cape Canaveral. He developed early interests in flight and human behaviour in extreme situations. He received a degree from the University of Lausanne in psychiatry. He has since become a lecturer and supervisor at the Swiss Medical Society for Hypnosis (SMSH). Piccard obtained licenses to fly balloons, airplanes, gliders, and motorized glider