two of the men came back, that was orval anderson and albert stevens. they did both come back for the second flight. and they hit 72,395 feet. they took measurements about the stratosphere and cosmic radiation and anything they could possibly measure they attempted to while they were up in the gondola. and they took an image of the curvature of the earth, which had never been done. they were recognized for their efforts. they were given medals by fdr, and it was just a success, an all-around success. but what makes it even better for rapid city is it happened in the black hills. it was here. it was local. it was just a great community involved piece of history. clicks you can watch this and other programs on the history of communities across the country at c-span.org cities tour. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. every saturday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3, coincided different college classroom and hear about socket -- topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights, and the u.s. president, to 9/11. >> thank yo