![Balloon Museum on X: "Legend has it that Jean-Luc Picard from tonight's premier of #StarTrek: Picard is a direct descendant of identical twin Swiss scientists & #hotairballoonist Auguste & Jean Felix Piccard. Balloon Museum on X: "Legend has it that Jean-Luc Picard from tonight's premier of #StarTrek: Picard is a direct descendant of identical twin Swiss scientists & #hotairballoonist Auguste & Jean Felix Piccard.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EO_7CRkWsAAtqCp.jpg)
Balloon Museum on X: "Legend has it that Jean-Luc Picard from tonight's premier of #StarTrek: Picard is a direct descendant of identical twin Swiss scientists & #hotairballoonist Auguste & Jean Felix Piccard.
![Piccard's Twin To Attempt To Beat Altitude Record - The twin brothers, Professor Jean Piccard (right) and Professor Auguste Piccard, who last year ascended to a height of 10¼ miles. Going Up - Piccard's Twin To Attempt To Beat Altitude Record - The twin brothers, Professor Jean Piccard (right) and Professor Auguste Piccard, who last year ascended to a height of 10¼ miles. Going Up -](https://cdn.superstock.com/5513/Comp/5513-19920491.webp)
Piccard's Twin To Attempt To Beat Altitude Record - The twin brothers, Professor Jean Piccard (right) and Professor Auguste Piccard, who last year ascended to a height of 10¼ miles. Going Up -
![Jean Piccard, Swiss-American chemist and balloonist - Stock Image - C052/5415 - Science Photo Library Jean Piccard, Swiss-American chemist and balloonist - Stock Image - C052/5415 - Science Photo Library](https://media.sciencephoto.com/image/c0525415/800wm/C0525415.jpg)
Jean Piccard, Swiss-American chemist and balloonist - Stock Image - C052/5415 - Science Photo Library
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