The caged duck looked down as terra firma slowly drifted away. Above the duck, a balloon, constructed of paper and fabric, provided the lift necessary to carry aloft the duck and its companions, a ...

On December 14, 1782, the Montgolfier brothers—Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne—set out on their first serious flight test of the lighter-than-air conveyance they had developed while researching and ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Competitive ballooning is all about three things: speed, precision, and planning. What exactly are pilots being judged on during a competition? Well, every competition is ...

Competitive hot air ballooning may not be a sport you've given much thought, but it too, is feeling the chilly winds of "disruption." An app created by Australian developer Sean Kavanagh, OziTarget, ...

A lot can go wrong at 3,200 feet in the air. It's a thought that inevitably crosses your mind as your soar across the skies of Lancaster County in a glorified picnic basket, the only thing keeping you ...

If it took the Wright brothers to father powered flight from *** dusty old mound in North Carolina. Then the father of hot air ballooning is *** man working out of an equally dusty old shop in ...

World View plans to develop a balloon system to carry tourists and scientists to the edge of space. That system will operate under a commercial license from the FAA's Office of Commercial Space ...

Richard Branson owns an airline, of course, and within a matter of months he plans to head into space. But beyond that, the CEO of the Virgin Group has set world records in four modes of transport — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hot air ballooning can feel a little intimidating, even for experienced travelers – especially when you’re placing your trust in a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Just days away from the 15th anniversary of the death of a champion Albuquerque balloonist, his family is looking ahead to a different celebration of his life. Richard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. READINGTON, NJ — For the second consecutive year, the New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning will not take place in 2025. "We ...