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<p>In this photo provided by the Two Eagles Balloon Team, Troy Bradley of New Mexico and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia set off from Saga, Japan, shortly before 6:30 a.m. JST Sunday, Jan. 25, in their quest to pilot their helium-filled balloon from Japan to North America and break two major records en route.</p>

<p>In this photo provided by the Two Eagles Balloon Team, Troy Bradley of New Mexico and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia set off from Saga, Japan, shortly before 6:30 a.m. JST Sunday, Jan. 25, in their quest to pilot their helium-filled balloon from Japan to North America and break two major records en route.</p>

January 31, 2015

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Balloon crew makes history crossing Pacific
January 31, 2015 8 p.m.

Balloon crew makes history crossing Pacific

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A pair of American and Russian pilots has traveled farther and longer in a gas balloon than anyone in history, trying to eliminate any remaining debate over a century of records in long-distance ballooning.