This double balloon helium/hot air system ... 1793—The First Balloon Flight in North America: A 45-minute flight from Philadelphia to Gloucester County, New Jersey is made by Jean Pierre ...

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

Over the last several weeks, KHON2 received numerous calls and e-mails about a balloon flying high over Oahu and Molokai. “Around 10 this morning up Maunalani ...

"Ascension" saw Mr Blaine rise over 24,000 feet (7,600 metres) while holding on to a cluster of helium balloons. The 30-minute flight was live-streamed on YouTube. Mr Blaine is known for being an ...

Helium was non-flammable and thus a safer ... In 1956, Winzen Research created the balloons for the U.S. Air Force's new balloon flight program, Project Manhigh. Kittinger's 1960 jump.

While the primary flight objective is to test and ... NASA's 18.8-million-cubic-foot (532,000-cubic-meter) helium-filled super pressure balloon, when fully inflated, is roughly the size of Forsyth ...

Soon, a helium-filled balloon would carry each ... which include gradually developing balloon-lofted manned flights into near space. He has used Kickstarter to fund flights, offering small gifts ...

For his first cluster flight, Piccard used balloons made of polyethylene film ... but he had significantly overestimated the amount of helium he would need. When one cord anchoring the chair ...

"Ascension" saw Mr Blaine rise over 24,000 feet (7,600 metres) while holding on to a cluster of helium balloons. The 30-minute flight was live-streamed on YouTube. Mr Blaine is known for being an ...