In 1783, hot air balloons became the first viable option ... But without the pioneers of the U.S. Air Force’s Balloon program, NASA may never have achieved all that all that it has to date.

Longview’s brand is synonymous with hot air balloons ... mammoth siblings to Longview’s hobby and race balloons are assembled at a NASA complex nestled off a two-lane country road.

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