‘Embarrassing, bad and frankly dangerous’: Experts react to drop in US weather balloon launches
Weather balloons are an “essential piece of the forecasting system.” But there will be fewer of them in tornado season this ...
How the Union took to the skies in the Civil War
The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
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Young engineers design, race balloon-powered cars at Winterventures
Big Rapids families design balloon-powered cars as part of Winterventures, an eight-week series hosted by the Big Rapids Parks and Recreation ...
'This frankly is just dangerous': Weather forecasts will worsen as DOGE cuts mean fewer balloon launches, experts say
With massive job cuts, the National Weather Service is eliminating or reducing vital weather balloon launches in eight ...
16-year-old Iowa boy becomes licensed hot-air balloon pilot
A 16-year-old Indianola native is a licensed hot-air balloon pilot. Landon Olson grew up being interested in hot-air balloons. His first time in a basket was when he was just four years old.