The engineers have gathered detailed calculations on how high each of the 16 giant balloons this year — including the Pillsbury Doughboy and Kung Fu Panda’s Po — can safely go at various ...

NASA just pulled off a sky-high feat: One of its massive super-pressure balloons completed a full lap around the Southern Hemisphere in just over 16 days. The globe-trotting balloon crossed the ...

and returning pilots are ready to release their unique balloons high above Topeka. Four of the 16 balloons scheduled to be in town took to the skies early Thursday morning to give a taste of what ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Organizers with the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta unveiled the 16 special shape balloons making its first appearance at the event. Among the new special shapes are ...