Dan Pedersen, (L) mission control director, is backed up by former pilot Bob Martin (R) explaining w.....
Dan Pedersen, (L) mission control director, is backed up by former pilot Bob Martin (R) explaining weather patterns in Alice Springs at a news conference January 11. Pedersen said that the Team RE/MAX around the world balloon attempt had an 80 to 20 percent chance of launching early January 12. Martin was one of three pilots but was forced to withdraw due to ballast problems.