Category Archives: Balloons

Balloon maker Don Cameron on New Year Honors list

Posted on January 2, 2014 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: bbc.co.uk Hot-air balloon maker Don Cameron has been appointed MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s New Year Honors list.

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Timelapse of Balloon Launches at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta

Posted on December 19, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Roadtrippers.com You’ve never seen hot air balloons like this before! A couple of weeks ago, Albuquerque, New Mexico held its 42nd annual International Balloon Fiesta. It’s a 9-day event where over 700 balloons see liftoff. It’s the largest hot … Continue reading →

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IFO’s (Identified Flying Objects) Invade Macy’s Parade

Posted on November 26, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

By Ron Syroid “LET’S HAVE A PARADE!” 1928 marked the first time helium-filled balloons were used in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade.

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New GPS game is out of this world: Czechs are introducing Stratocaching

Posted on November 20, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Technet.cz By: Pavel Kasík In a unique social gaming experiment created by Technet.cz, players of the Stratocaching game will use their smartphones to locate seeds dropped to earth from the border of space. More than 12 thousand people registered … Continue reading →

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Brazil Considering Balloons to Extend Internet Service to Amazonia

Posted on November 18, 2013 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Hispanically Speaking News Brazil’s National Space Research Institute, known as INPE, said it is looking at the feasibility of using balloons to extend the Internet into isolated regions such as Amazonia.

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