When my kids were young, they liked to put their helium balloons in a grey packing tub and try to hold all the balloons down ...

Flying has always fascinated people. More than 2 centuries ago, the first aerostatic flight in history took place. It took ...

Upper air measurements are taken by a group of sensors called a radiosonde. A radiosonde is a very small instrument package ...

The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off ...

Over the last several weeks, KHON2 received numerous calls and e-mails about a balloon flying high over Oahu and Molokai.

Agent has again emerged at the center stage of hilarious reactions after a video of him trying to fly with 250 helium-filled balloons surfaced online.

Prior to the resumption of flights, scheduled for mid-April ... Over the years, the helium-filled balloon has become one of the capital's star attractions, carrying 60,000 curious passengers ...

NASA is back in Wānaka for test flights of its stadium-sized, super pressure balloons. Mission manager with NASA's Balloon Program Office Christy Hales spoke to Corin Dann. News Radio Podcasts Series ...

Follow Essex news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X. Passengers are being offered support by Virgin Balloon Flights after the incident in a field. The fire service thanks staff from two ...

The flight then takes around two hours, where the balloon can trail over 10,000 feet in altitude and drift 125 miles from the launch site. In flight, the balloon expands from 5 feet in diameter to ...

a staff member spends 10 to 15 minutes inflating and preparing the balloon. The flight then takes around two hours, where the balloon can trail over 10,000 feet in altitude and drift 125 miles from ...