Michael Corcoran, a former captain for the Clinton Police Department Marine Control and avid fisherman, said that he often comes across floating debris in his boat from helium balloons that drift far ...

A NASA super pressure balloon at altitude. This package is completed with batteries and an array of solar cells, which allow the system to operate day and night for as long as the balloon retains ...

Each balloon carried two persons, the pilot and an assistant. They were all muffled against cold, and prepared to face a hard journey. Little sleep is possible on a long voyage, and intense cold ...

Only 17 months ago, Space Perspective officials hosted a crowd of Brevard County politicians, industry officials and media during a high-profile August 2023 ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the ...

This double balloon helium/hot air system, however, remains among the most successful designs for long distance ballooning. This same year, French balloonist Jean-Pierre Blanchard and American ...

It is the biggest such memorial of its kind in Japan. Local authorities are planning year-long balloon rides on a trial basis to judge whether the activity could prove damaging to the environment ...

industry officials and media during a high-profile August 2023 ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicating the newly built 700-foot-long balloon factory on Bartow Way, just off an airport runway.