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We’re Going to Venus — With Balloons

NASA scientists test balloon technology that may one day sail above the clouds of Venus. (Photo courtesy NASA) NASA is currently formulating a plan to send several missions to Earth’s other sister...

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How Blimps Work

At any major sporting event there is one thing you are sure to see if the weather is decent. Look, up in the sky, it’s a blimp. A gigantic sky whale. Like a helicopter, blimps can provide a hovering...

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World Record #165 – Largest cluster balloon flight – floating a house as in...

In the movie “Up”, a house floats using normal helium balloons that you might find at a birthday party: Could this ever happen in real life? Probably not, because real houses are really heavy. The...

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Funny: Giant Water Balloon in Slow Motion

We’ve all seen water balloons pop in slow motion. But what if the water balloon is six feet in diameter? Here’s what happens: This leads to the obvious question: where do you get a balloon like that?...

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