What goes up

Thirty-two hours into the flight, pilot Ben Abruzzo’s down jacket is soaked through. He’s shivering uncontrollably, his mind fogging from cold and exhaustion. Above them, a storm has swallowed the stars they need to navigate. Their radios are dead. Suspended 25,000 feet above the Atlantic in a fragile balloon basket, Ben and co-pilot Maxie Anderson realize they’ve misjudged what this crossing would demand.