Category Archives: Balloons

Getting the low-density supersonic decelerator (LDSD) vehicle to test altitude

Posted on May 12, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: phys.org By Keith Koehler In June NASA will conduct the second flight of the Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) test vehicle from the U.S. Navy Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF) located on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii.

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Per Lindstrand to Build Balloons in Shropshire Again

Posted on May 4, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Shropshire Star – shropshirestar.com Shropshire’s world record setting balloonist Per Lindstrand is to start manufacturing hot air balloons in the county again.

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NASA Concludes Most Rigorous Super Pressure Balloon Flight to Date

Posted on April 28, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: NASA – nasa.gov Following 32 days of flying its most rigorous test to date, NASA ended the flight of its super pressure balloon (SPB) Monday, April 27, while the balloon was at float over central Australia.

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Lindstrand Balloons’ Oswestry Factory Closes

Posted on April 15, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: BBC – bbc.com A hot air balloon company set up by world record-breaker Per Lindstrand has gone into liquidation with the loss of 19 jobs.

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Balloon Pilots Make History

Posted on January 31, 2015 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Yahoo! News – news.yahoo.com An audacious, nearly 7,000-mile-long trip across the Pacific Ocean came to an end Saturday as two accomplished pilots safely touched down in the water just off the coast of Mexico in their helium-filled balloon after … Continue reading →

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