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The world's first successful parachute jump
Louis-Sébastien Lenormand made the first successful parachute jump from a 26 m high tower in Montpellier, France, in 1783, paving the way for the development of parachut…
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The photo reveals the tragedy of Arctic exploration by hot air balloon
A Swedish engineer's short flight to the North Pole ended when the hot air balloon carrying three people crashed on a remote island.
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How was the world's first hydrogen balloon built?
Inspired by hot air balloons, inventor Jacques Charles decided to build a hydrogen-powered balloon, which he considered safer.
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Inside the world's largest balloon with glass floor, carrying super rich circles
Is that a bird? Or is it an airplane? No, it's a hybrid balloon!
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People of 100 years ago predicted the future: drawing aimlessly but becoming
These pictures show that the imagination of people nearly a century ago is very diverse without ever
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The world's largest cargo balloon
Worldwide Aeros, the United States has unveiled the largest cargo transport balloon ever, capable of carrying up to 250 tons of cargo.
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Record of hot air balloon over Antarctica
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has said it has conducted a scientific test with a balloon in Antarctica, and has recorded the longest flight record o…
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Just need $ 75,000 you will have 2 hours to experience the feeling of floating outside
A company called World View said it is preparing a new service plan, bringing people up
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The mysterious sound is captured outside the Earth
For the first time in 50 years, scientists have obtained sounds of frequencies below 20Hz (below the level of human self-hearing) from the outer edge of the universe.
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The prospect of satellite replacement satellite
The giant solar powered hot air balloon can replace satellites and act as low cost communication and monitoring centers.
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God eyes at an altitude of 20,000m
France has just announced the new StratoBus project, a hybrid reconnaissance tool between satellites and UAVs, that will operate within the stratosphere.
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Put telescopes into space with balloons
Physicist Richard Massey shares his opinion on devices that will expand the vision of people in the future, by experimenting with observing glass into space through the…
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NASA balloon breaks the longest flight record
After 55 days of flying over Antarctica, the giant Super-TIGER science balloon from NASA has broken the record for the longest flight and brought back countless valuable…
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America uses a balloon to search for an explosive meteorite
A group of American scientists yesterday used an airship to find meteorites that fell in the state of California last month. On April 22, people in two US states, Nevada…