Category Archives: Balloons

The Forgotten Sport of Balloon Jumping

Posted on May 20, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Air and Space Magazine – airspacemag.com By Edward Brooke-Hitching For some reason this bizarre pastime never really took off.

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Ballooning Expectations: New Approach for Astronomy

Posted on May 8, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Space Daily – spacedaily.com Decades ago when he was in grade school, Christopher Walker stepped outside with his father to see the NASA all-aluminized Echo balloon cross the nighttime sky in Earth’s orbit. That early space spectacle stuck with … Continue reading →

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Super Pressure Balloon a Highlight during New Zealand Airshow

Posted on March 28, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: NASA – nasa.gov By Jeremy Eggers New and vintage planes zoomed over the skies in Wanaka, New Zealand, during the Warbirds Over Wanaka Airshow, a biennial homage to aviation history as well as an aerobatics spectacle. With history a … Continue reading →

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Bristol Balloonist Flies His Way into the Record Books

Posted on March 24, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: Bristol Post – bristolpost.co.uk By EmmaGrimshaw These picturesque photos show the moment a Bristol man set the world record for flying over all of America’s mainland states in a hot air balloon in just 33 days. It took Andrew … Continue reading →

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Google’s Project Loon Ready for Real-World Testing Soon

Posted on March 6, 2016 by LighterThanAirSociety

Source: PC Mag – pcmag.com By Stephanie Mlot Project Loon is almost ready to team up with carriers to deliver Internet service to those who need it.  

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