This episode traces the arc from early dogfights over Europe’s trenches to high-altitude balloons drifting silently over modern skies.

A new balloon has been tracked drifting over the continental United States, reigniting debate over aerial surveillance and national security. This segment discusses what officials know so far, how ...

A high-altitude balloon rises from the Malemute Drop Zone during exercise ARCTIC EDGE 2025 (AE25) at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Aug. 4, 2025.

Cathy and Patrick relish describing how they found each other: through a message left on a Swiss mountaintop.

Two out-of-state hikers were hoisted to safety in a record-breaking rescue, Colorado rescuers said. On June 12, a team with the High-Altitude National Guard Aviation Training Site in Gypsum got ...

The pilots of a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Washington Reagan National Airport in January likely didn’t know how high they were flying or how close they were to ...

A 20-year-old David Koneh from Springfield, Massachusetts, was arrested following a high-speed chase that began in Bethlehem and ended in Albany on Monday after ...

Early tests with high-altitude balloons and smaller mirrors have shown promise, but scaling to full orbital deployment raises the difficulty dramatically.

UK Defence is developing use of uncrewed, high-altitude balloons to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, boosting national security and delivering on the government… ...

Monessen High School was evacuated after contractors accidentally struck a gas line Thursday morning, according to county emergency officials. Westmoreland County 911 received a call around 10:20 ...

EOS-X Space, a European aerospace company, acquired Space Perspective, which had faced financial difficulties and ceased operations earlier this year. The acquisition will see Space Perspective ...