Category Archives: Balloons

Man pilots hot air balloon into underground cave

Posted on September 30, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Global News – globalnews.ca An Austrian balloon pilot has succeeded in taking a balloon deep underground, a feat which he believes is a world first.

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Women’s Balloon ChampionshipLift-off at Women’s Hot Air Balloon World Championship

Posted on September 10, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: thenews.pl – Polish Radio English Section The 1st FAI Women’s Hot Air Balloon World Championship is underway in Leszno, western Poland.

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Balloon to rise over Fort Sumner

Posted on August 31, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Washington University in St. Louis – wustl.edu By Diana Lutz If the stratospheric winds are favorable, a giant balloon will soon rise over the desert, carrying aloft X-Calibur, a cutting-edge telescope.

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New Earth-Observing Instrument Makes Successful Balloon Flight

Posted on August 29, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: NASA – nasa.gov In New Mexico on the morning of Aug. 18, a high-altitude balloon successfully carried the HyperSpectral Imager for Climate Science (HySICS) instrument to an altitude of 123,000 feet, above most of the Earth’s atmosphere, to reach … Continue reading →

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Will the Stratosphere Be 2020’s Hot Tourist Destination?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: airspacemag.com By Tony Reichhardt Flights could begin as early as 2016. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are making strides toward offering near-space balloon flights for tourists, starting as early as 2016.

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