During the Civil War, President Lincoln leaned on Professor Thaddeus Lowe to devise a vehicle to do recon on Confederate soldiers. Lowe came up with "The Enterprise," which was what kind of vehicle?

The Enterprise was made of Indian silk, and was the second balloon built by Lowe in his factory in Hoboken, N.J. Lowe's special secret process allowed the balloon to stay gassed for as long as 14 days.

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