In 1958 the Atlantic Ocean had yet to be conquered by balloon so it was big news when four people
The Courier d’Avignon, dated October 28, confirms these facts: "From Paris, October 18: Here are the details announced last week
On this International Women’s Day we wanted to highlight an extraordinary woman in the world of ballooning. Sophie Blanchard (1778
March 21st, 1999 at 6:00 GMT, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones successfully landed in the Egyptian desert, after traveling 45’755km
On 3 February, 1902, Robert F. Scott’s British National Antarctic Expedition was on its way back to McMurdo Sound in
Any balloon pilot who has been lucky enough to make a balloon flight across the Alps will probably tell you
7 January 1785 - the day Jean Pierre Blanchard and Dr. John Jeffries became the first aeronauts to fly
Ryan O'Neal has died and not one media story mentions his role in the feature film 'Green Ice' . Our
The Dante balloon group can proudly call themselves 'the oldest balloon group still active'. It was formed on 5 December
Terry Adams has enjoyed an illustrious career in ballooning but before that he was a dashing young Lieutenant in
On 28 November 1959 the Stratolab IV balloon ascended to 81,000 feet with a 16 inch Schmidt infra red telescope
On 26 November 2005 Dr.Vijaypat Singhania broke the world altitude recode for hot air balloons after reaching 68,986 feet in