Regardless, we’ve had balloons a good century earlier than winged flight, if not longer ... to test multi-stage parachutes made for high-altitude ejections. This was dangerous testing.

NASA’s 18.8-million-cubic-foot super balloon will soar at 110,000 feet, tracking winds, quakes, and atmospheric changes—paving the way for future space science and exploration.

NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wānaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the ...

These modules will guide you through the skill-building activities of a balloon payload workshop. If you have any questions or run into problems as you build, email vcorral@colorado.edu In order to ...

Even so, the arrival last month of a Chinese high-altitude balloon called for a measure of creativity, putting weapons to an unfamiliar test. On Jan. 28, a new and unexpected threat floated into U ...

THE Air Ministry has recently authorised the construction of two new experimental aeroplanes, one for high-altitude and the other for long-distance flights. The high-altitude machine will ...

NAGOYA—A balloon launched by high school students soared into the stratosphere and captured our blue, round planet on cameras from an altitude of about 28 kilometers. Members of the astronomy ...

A super pressure balloon with the EUSO-2 payload is prepared for launch from Wānaka, New Zealand, during NASA's campaign in ...

In addition to Thursday's hearing, Space Perspective faces eviction from landlords at NASA's Kennedy Space Center and a Melbourne industrial park.

Tate Schrock’s curiosity is a common theme that has guided him throughout his life and career, along with his passion for solving problems and making science and technology accessible. Schrock prides ...

A tethered balloon, developed by the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), was successfully deployed on Wednesday to assist in the construction of ...