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RYBINSK, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 7, 2017: Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov seen ahead of launching his hot air balloon at Rybinsk Yuzhny Airfield. Konyukhov and his co-pilot Ivan Menyailo challenge the hot air balloon flight duration record. The current record of 50 hours and 38 minutes was set by Japanese Michio Kanda in 1997. Vladimir Smirnov/TASS (Photo by Vladimir Smirnov\TASS via Getty Images)

RYBINSK, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 7, 2017: Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov seen ahead of launching his hot air balloon at Rybinsk Yuzhny Airfield. Konyukhov and his co-pilot Ivan Menyailo challenge the hot air balloon flight duration record. The current record of 50 hours and 38 minutes was set by Japanese Michio Kanda in 1997. Vladimir Smirnov/TASS (Photo by Vladimir Smirnov\TASS via Getty Images)