"Ascension" saw Mr Blaine rise over 24,000 feet (7,600 metres) while holding on to a cluster of helium balloons. The 30-minute flight was live-streamed on YouTube. Mr Blaine is known for being an ...

Helium was non-flammable and thus a safer ... In 1956, Winzen Research created the balloons for the U.S. Air Force's new balloon flight program, Project Manhigh. Kittinger's 1960 jump.

Soon, a helium-filled balloon would carry each ... which include gradually developing balloon-lofted manned flights into near space. He has used Kickstarter to fund flights, offering small gifts ...

While the primary flight objective is to test and ... NASA's 18.8-million-cubic-foot (532,000-cubic-meter) helium-filled ...

When you accelerate in a car, the seat you are sat in pushes you forwards, with the result that you feel like you are being ...

For his first cluster flight, Piccard used balloons made of polyethylene film ... but he had significantly overestimated the amount of helium he would need. When one cord anchoring the chair ...

The group learned about the science of flight and the mechanics of hot air balloons — from the basket to the burner. "There's so much science that you could get into," said pilot Lee ...

The helium or hydrogen-filled balloon is attached ... while the Omaha office suspended balloon flights entirely. The Hastings office does not launch weather balloons. The situation in South ...

The second flight will support several piggyback missions of opportunity, or smaller payloads, including: NASA's 18.8-million-cubic-foot (532,000-cubic-meter) helium-filled super pressure balloon ...