NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gas ballooning, as an adventure sport, is likely to fade away in the United States, as a sharp spike in helium prices and supply constraints threaten the survival of the sport.

A solar panel, Cheez-Its and a GPS unit will also take up space as the accomplished Albuquerque ballooning pilots compete to travel the farthest distance in one of the world’s most prestigious races.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In just a few days, Albuquerque’s sky will fill up with balloons of all shapes and sizes. This year, more than a dozen balloons will compete in the annual Gordon Bennett gas ...

WHERE: Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, 9201 Balloon Museum Dr. NE HOW MUCH: $6 adult, $5 adult with N.M. ID, $4 seniors ages 65 and older, $3 youth ages 6-17, children 5 and ...

On June 7, 2026, the hydrogen-powered gas balloon Atlantic Explorer landed safely in Luxembourg ...

Three adventurers are planning to fly a hydrogen gas balloon over the Atlantic Ocean this month, living in a basket about the size of a large dinner table for the potentially record-breaking, five-day ...

Long before the first airplanes took to the skies, humans had already overcome gravity with the help of airships. Starting with crude hot air balloons, the 18th century saw the development of more ...

A balloon racing across the country in an international competition exploded Monday night after it crashed into a power line in Kaufman County. Two pilots from Poland, Krzysztof Zapart and Piotr Halas ...