Don’t Look Down | Film Is About Perilous Ocean Crossings in a Hot-Air Balloon
Documentary about Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand’s Hot-Air Balloon Adventures Across the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. (Courtesy of Gravitas Ventures) British billionaire Richard Branson and expert balloonist Per Lindstrand’s two hot-air balloon journeys fraught with danger and death-defying adventures is the theme of the riveting documentary Don’t Look Down, released in select theaters on November 11th and on […]
NASA Seeks Student Experiments for Edge-of-Space Balloon Flight
NASA is accepting applications now through Dec. 16 from graduate and undergraduate university students to fly experiments to the edge of space on a scientific balloon. Students and professors interested in applying are invited to participate in a Nov. 11 teleconference. Scientific balloon– High-Altitude Student Platform Payload. Credits: NASA/Alan Haggard Up to 12 student teams […]
Winning Team Flies 867 Miles In Gas Balloon Race
Peter Cuneo and Barbara Fricke of United States flew 1,395 km (867 miles) and won the 21st America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race. Five teams took part in the long-distance ballooning competition that launched from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this month. Krzysztof Zapart and Bazyli Dawidziuk of Poland came in second, and Bert Padelt and […]
British Tourist Dies in Hot-Air Balloon Crash
South Africa–A British woman has died after being seriously injured in a hot-air balloon crash in the North West. Two other people–a four-year-old girl and her mother have also been injured. The girl was airlifted to a Johannesburg hospital, and her mother was taken to a Brits hospital with suspected spinal and internal injuries. The […]
DreamShip Flights Promote Scholarships for Military Families
When the hot-air balloon DreamShip took off at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta this month, it served as an important visual reminder that families of war veterans deserve our support and better educational opportunities. DreamShip flights raise awareness to help military families Its design is as unique as its mission — 400 fabric panels sewn […]
Stunning Scenes as Hundreds of Balloons Glide in the Albuquerque Skies
Until Wednesday, October 5th, three mass ascensions had taken place during the Fiesta which will go on till October 9th, Sunday. Each mass launch had more than 550 beautiful balloons taking off in waves creating a delightful panorama as they glided at different heights and positions in the sky. During inflation and before launch time, there were […]
Excitement Builds for the World’s Largest
Ballooning Event
More than 550 balloons will rise in mass ascensions at the world’s largest ballooning event at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The nine-day long festival from October 1-9 will take place at Balloon Fiesta Park and is expected to attract about a million visitors. Now in its 45th year, the festival brings fun, adventure, and a […]
Chesapeake Balloon Festival Raises $20,000 for Talbot Paramedic Foundation
Chesapeake Balloon Festival, Aug. 2016 Credit: Curt Brandt For the Talbot Paramedic Foundation, the Great Chesapeake Balloon Festival has been a community project since they started organizing it five years ago. This year the festival, held on August 5 and 6, attracted an unexpectedly large crowd of 14,000 people. The turnout was four times greater […]
Student Experiments Flying High Over New Mexico
Students launched an 11.8 million-cubic-foot scientific balloon (about the size of 58 blimps) carrying a total payload of one ton over New Mexico on September 1. The balloon carried 12 student experiments to the near-space environment and flew at an operational altitude of 120,000 feet on a mission that lasted several hours. Some students from […]
Flying the Flag for an Airship Revolution
Earlier this week, Solar Ship announced it is challenging Lockheed Martin to a race between its solar powered Wolverine aircraft and Lockheed Martin’s hybrid airship. Solar Ship; Credit: Solar Ship The purpose of the challenge is to promote the benefits of hybrid aircraft which use two forms of lift: buoyancy like an airship and dynamic lift […]
