Small helium-inflated balloons, however, are allowed aboard aircraft in the United States. Still, some airlines might ask for ...

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

After the balloon has been inflated and makes its way into the air ... the balloon would be directed to an easy to reach area where its helium would be released into the atmosphere during which ...

The balloons, which are inflated with helium, float up to 70,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. They can stay aloft for months at a time, using ambient air to go up or down and wind currents to ...

The Paris balloon was launched in July 1999 by Aérophile, the world leader in tethered balloon flights. Proof of its renown, Aérophile was behind the famous balloon installed at the Tuileries during ...