ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Organizers with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta unveiled the 16 special shape balloons making its first appearance at the event. Among the new special shapes are ...

The first Gordon Bennett race took place in 1906 with 16 balloons launching out of Paris, France. This is the first race the U.S. has hosted since 2008, where they also launched from Albuquerque.

The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has announced this year’s new special shape balloons. This year’s event will ...

“They’re full of love and hope and joy.” The balloon professionals spent Aug. 15 and 16 inflating balloons and trading stories about DeLorenzo. While they worked, many of the volunteers wore ...

On August 16, 1960, U.S. Air Force Captain Joseph Kittinger went up in an open gondola hanging from a polyethylene balloon. At a height of 102,800 feet -- a new altitude record -- Capt.

The Spaceship Neptune pressurized capsule took a six-hour journey to about 100,000 feet above the Earth's surface before ...

Carolina BalloonFest in Statesville, North Carolina: Oct. 14-16 Established more than 45 years ago, the Carolina BalloonFest is one of the longest-running hot air balloon events in the U.S. and a ...

South Korea believes "trash balloons" sent by North Korea may be to ... held by South Korean Metropolitan Government on May 16, 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. Firefighters from the North Gyeonggi ...

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HER on-screen persona murdered her cheating baby daddy after getting pregnant at 17, but Jorgie Porter’s real life is much ...

AKRON, Ohio, Sept. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio Edison, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) electric company, is bringing its live wire electrical safety trailer to the upcoming Balloon A-Fair in downtown ...

This big, yellow hot air balloon was spotted over Vankleek Hill by Kacey-Laine Hrynkiw late in the day on Sunday, September ...