In 1783, hot air balloons became the first viable option ... Credit: U.S. Air Force Project Excelsior was one of the Air Force's last high-altitude balloon experiments. Excelsior was a series ...

Watch the moment a 28-year-old French balloonist broke the world record for standing on a hot-air balloon at altitude. Rémi Ouvrard stood on top of the balloon for France’s Telethon at an ...

In the 1950s and '60s, Captain Joseph Kittinger was a test pilot for the U.S. Air Force's high altitude balloon experiments. In 2015, Col. Kittinger sat down with American Experience to discuss ...

When the hot air balloon was at about 2,000 feet, it was "witnessed to begin to free fall straight down at an unknown high rate of speed, eventually striking the ground." Witnesses called 911 ...

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Researchers in China have created a balloon ... altitude, where photovoltaic deployment can significantly reduce the occurrence of shading, according to Zhang. It can be utilized during high ...

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