MISSOULA — MTN News received several reports on Monday of something floating over the skies of Montana. It turned out to be two high-altitude balloons on research flights from Aerostar, a South Dakota ...

“When they see the balloon, it just looks like a little white dot in the sky, right?” said Russ Van Der Werff, Aerostar vice ...

Hot air ballooning can feel a little intimidating, even for experienced travelers – especially when you’re placing your trust ...

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French officials expressed concern over high-altitude objects beyond 20 km, an area which is becoming increasingly contested.

The phrase “teamwork makes the dream work” has become popular ever since a clergyman coined it a couple of decades ago. The ...

Robotics class sends off high-altitude weather balloon | 28/22 News ...

In May, the Royals and Boulevard sent a baseball and a can of Space Camper IPA to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere via high-altitude weather balloon. They released both items from the outfield of ...

Hazleton Area Academy of Science juniors and seniors launched a high-altitude weather balloon equipped with cameras and GPS. It's an annual end-of-year tradition.

The robotics class launched their annual high-altitude weather balloon from the campus in drums. This year’s marks a first, with students aiming for a nighttime launch to capture the earth’s ...

About 90 minutes later, it touched down in a rural area near Sebewaing, near the eastern shore of Saginaw Bay. The balloon reached an altitude of 67,900 feet and a speed of 146 miles per hour.

The beauty of balloon-borne flight is you don't have to be in supreme physical health to do it. Passengers will feel like they are in an extremely high-altitude lounge looking down on the Earth.