Amelia Wren is a fictional character inspired by women who did exist in the aeronautical world, Harper tells TIME. The name Amelia is partly a tribute to Amelia Earhart, the legendary pioneering aviator.

Is the movie Amelia based on a true story?

Amelia Wren is a fictional character inspired by women who did exist in the aeronautical world, Harper tells TIME. The name Amelia is partly a tribute to Amelia Earhart, the legendary pioneering aviator.

Has Amelia Earhart been found?

Earhart, her navigator named Fred Noonan and their aircraft have never been found. Just like when any big case remains unsolved, conspiracy theorists naturally have a hay day. Earhart’s disappearance has a few different believable theories.

What did Amelia Earhart do?

Amelia Earhart was an American aviator who set many flying records and championed the advancement of women in aviation. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, and the first person ever to fly solo from Hawaii to the U.S. mainland.

Is the story of The Aeronauts true?

“The Aeronauts” is inspired by true events — an 1862 scientific balloon ascent in which meteorologist James Glaisher and professional aeronaut Henry Coxwell almost died after reaching more than 30,000 feet.

What is the highest balloon flight?

Hot-air balloons On November 26, 2005, Vijaypat Singhania set the world altitude record for highest hot-air-balloon flight, reaching 21,290 m (69,850 ft). He launched from downtown Mumbai, India, and landed 240 km (150 mi) south in Panchale.

Is Amelia Earhart still missing?

Despite extreme efforts to locate the plane, which ended up constituting the most expensive air and sea search in American history up to that point, there was no sign of Earhart or Noonan anywhere. Earhart was officially declared dead on January 5, 1939.

Was Pierre Rennes a real person?

No, but Amelia Wren was based on two real people, both of whom are fascinating, according to The Aeronauts director Tom Harper. The Aeronauts reunites Jones and her Theory of Everything co-star, Eddie Redmayne. She plays a 19th century adventurer whose husband, Pierre Wren, died in a hot-air ballooning mishap.

Can a balloon reach space?

A helium-filled balloon can float very high up into the atmosphere, however, it cannot float up into outer space. The air in Earth’s atmosphere gets thinner the higher up you go. The balloon can only rise up until the atmosphere surrounding it has the same weight as the helium in the balloon.