Piccard founded the project after he flew around the world in a balloon in 1999.

Piccard是在1999年驾热气球成功完成环球飞行后创立了该项目。

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Bertrand Piccard, the Swiss President of the project, said: "We are on the verge of the perpetual flight."

项目负责人、瑞士的贝特朗·皮卡尔说：“人类即将迈入永久飞行的时代。”

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Mr. Piccard was part of a team that carried out the first non-stop circumnavigation of the earth in a balloon.

Piccard 先生曾是气球不间断环绕地球的团队一员。

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There is just enough room for two people. Walsh was joined on Trieste's historic dive by co-pilot Swiss scientist Jacques Piccard - whose father,Auguste Piccard, had designed the craft.

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Piccard and Borschberg are looking forward to a future that includes more solar power.

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Branson, owner of Virgin Airways, joined Piccard and Jones in Geneva for a champagne toast.

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"It's a little bit like being in a dream, " Piccard said as he stepped on the tarmac.

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