Balloons Carry Humans
Overview
With the balloon, the Montgolfier brothers brought flight to humans, initiating an era of fun and experimentation. Within a dozen years, there were scientific expedition...
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Per Lindstrand
1950-
Swedish balloonist who completed a balloon flight across the Atlantic and set balloon altitude and distance records. Lindstrand served for a short time as an engineering officer i...
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The operators of the hot air balloon that caught fire in a spectacular crash that killed a mother and daughter have suspended operations as authorities investigate the accident, a company official ...
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Paul "Ed" Yost, considered the father of modern hot-air ballooning for a successful three-mile trip on a propane-powered balloon, has died. He was 87.Yost died Sunday at his home in New Mexico, acc...
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Contact has been lost with a 58-year-old Japanese man who has
embarked on a voyage to cross the Pacific solo in a hot-air balloon
and his supporters have asked the Japan C...
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Contact has been lost with a 58-year-old Japanese man who has
embarked on a voyage to cross the Pacific solo in a hot-air balloon
and his supporters have ask...
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Contact remained lost Saturday with a 58-year-old Japanese man
who embarked on a voyage Thursday to cross the Pacific solo in a
hot-air balloon, his supporters said.
The supporters of Mich...
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(EDS: FIXING, ADDING INFO IN LAST GRAF)
Contact remained lost Saturday with a 58-year-old Japanese man
who embarked on a voyage Thursday to cross the Pacific solo in a
hot-air balloon, his s...
Read more
Balloons Carry Humans
Hot air balloon company suspends flights
