But people flew much earlier than that by using hot air balloons as well as gas ... but it is thought they were incapacitated by high g-force as the gondola fell, rotating its way down from ...

Excelsior was a series of three high-altitude bailouts that were ... Joseph Kittinger went up in an open gondola hanging from a polyethylene balloon. At a height of 102,800 feet -- a new altitude ...

Aerospace company aims to offer a transformative 'perspective' for future explorers to get close to the edge of space with ...

US military aircraft have intercepted a high-altitude balloon flying over the western part of the country and determined it was non-threatening. The small object is not manoeuvrable and presents ...

BalMan, a high-altitude balloon developed by Toulouse-based Hemeria, has completed its first test flight, validating stratospheric safety and reliability.

His uncle, the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard, developed both the pressurized balloon gondola ... balloon to an altitude of 53,000 feet, launching an era of record-setting high-altitude ...

The U.S. is tracking a high-altitude balloon on a path that’ll likely take it over the Sunflower State. CBS News reports from sources speaking on the condition of anonymity that the balloon was ...

Two payloads successfully flew a four-week test aboard a World View high-altitude balloon with support from NASA’s Flight Opportunities program. Reaching altitudes up to 81,000 feet, the World View ...

Through the experiment, students will get to learn the science behind the solar-powered balloon, track its journey via satellite, and analyze data collected during the high-altitude flight.

The balloon required for the latest high-altitude record attempt is the biggest ... of special lightweight fabric and - together with the gondola, or capsule - will stand 68m (223ft) tall, once ...