The combination of low gravity and high atmospheric density makes Saturn's largest moon ideal for a lighter than "air ... new launch platform will be capable of getting a large balloon into ...

The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off ...

De Rozier's experimental system consists of a hydrogen balloon and a hot air balloon tied together ... George Washington is present to see the balloon launch. 1794-1945—Balloons Used in Wars ...

Less than 90 miles from Geneva, Château-d'Oex – known as the hot air balloon capital – plays an important role in ballooning history: In 1999, this beautiful Alps municipality was the launch ...

There was just one problem: the May gray weather would not cooperate for a hot air balloon launch. "I had scheduled the balloon flight and the proposal but had gotten canceled due to weather ...

Valentine's Day weekend brought the crowds, but Mother Nature scuttled the launch of passenger-carrying hot air balloons. Despite the weather, good food and good company were abundant, as were ...

and virtually anything that could fly was tried as a platform. On June 16, 1861, inventor Thaddeus S. C. Lowe (1832-1913) sent a telegraph from his hot air balloon flying above the Constitution ...

The super-pressure balloon lifted off from Wānaka Airport and will now spend 100 days or more flying around the Southern ...

Hot air balloons are a novel ... your pilot with Napa Valley Balloons. The Classic Balloon Ride picks you up at your local hotel and transports you to the launch site. You'll then board and ...

Mass Ascensions: More than 500 hot air balloons launch to the skies in multiple waves with hopes of catching the infamous Albuquerque Box. The ExxonMobil Balloon Fiesta's five signature morning ...

The Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon ... Exclusive Ballooning. Keep an eye on the updates page and Exclusive Ballooning's social media closer to the time, to monitor the likelihood of a launch.