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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

A girl poses for photos in a hot-air balloon during the Sky of Russia hot-air balloon festival in Ryazan region, Russia, on Aug. 9, 2024. The 22nd ballooning festival "Sky of Russia" is held here from ...

Around the world, hot air balloons are used to give tourists a spectacular view of the landscape, as well as for sport and private recreation. But, with 19 people dead after a hot air balloon crash 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 ...

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, ...

WITH INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AS WELL. HE GOES ON TRIAL IN JULY FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS, HOT AIR BALLOONING HAS CAPTURED IMAGINATIONS EVERYWHERE, ESPECIALLY HERE IN THE HOT AIR BALLOON CAPITAL OF THE ...

Vinny Panico, 31, hails from Readington Township, New Jersey, which is home to the annual New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning. Vinny Panico Call them lofty goals. Vinny Panico has established ...