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  2. Explorer II - Wikipedia

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    Explorer II was a crewed U.S. high-altitude balloon that was launched on November 11, 1935, and reached a record altitude of 22,066 m (72,395 ft). Launched at 8:00 am from the Stratobowl in South Dakota, the helium balloon carried a two-man crew consisting of U. S. Army Air Corps Captains Albert W. Stevens and Orvil A. Anderson inside a sealed, spherical cabin.

  3. Ballon Generali - Wikipedia

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    The Ballon Generali is a tethered helium balloon, used as tourist attraction and as an air quality awareness tool. Installed in Paris since 1999 in the Parc André-Citroën, it was created and developed by the French company Aerophile SAS for the celebration of the year 2000. The balloon has lofted more than 500,000 passengers into the sky ...

  4. Zero 2 Infinity - Wikipedia

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    Zero 2 Infinity (0II∞, sometimes rendered as Zero2Infinity) is a private Spanish company developing high-altitude balloons intended to provide access to near space and low Earth orbit using a balloon-borne pod and a balloon-borne launcher. The company was founded in 2009 by aerospace engineer Jose Mariano López-Urdiales, the current CEO.

  5. Project Excelsior - Wikipedia

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    Project Excelsior was a series of parachute jumps made by Joseph Kittinger of the United States Air Force in 1959 and 1960 from helium balloons in the stratosphere.The purpose was to test the Beaupre multi-stage parachute system intended to be used by pilots ejecting from high altitude.

  6. The fate of America's largest supply of helium is up in the air

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    The U.S. is currently experiencing the fourth in a series of helium shortages since 2006, according to helium consultant Phil Kornbluth. “The world has experienced eight years of helium shortage ...

  7. Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility - Wikipedia

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    The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF), established in 1961 and formerly known as the National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF), is a NASA facility responsible for providing launch, tracking and control, airspace coordination, telemetry and command systems, and recovery services for unmanned high-altitude balloons. Customers of the ...

  8. VARA opens lawn near Balloon Fiesta

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    The new location, at 315 Alameda NW, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. "The lawn at our Balloon Fiesta Park tasting room is an incredible spot to lay ...

  9. Conner Prairie - Wikipedia

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    The balloon is filled with 210,000 cubic feet (5,900 m 3) of helium and is 105 feet (32 m) tall, making it the world's largest tethered gas passenger balloon. [25] Its gondola can carry up to about twenty people, and the balloon (manufactured by Aerophile) can lift up to 4.5 tons. It is one of five such balloons in the United States. [citation ...

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