Most amateur high altitude balloon payloads descend back to earth with a simple non-steerable parachute and can land hundreds of kilometers from the launch site in inaccessible areas. [Yohan Hadji] ...

A skydiver has thrown both safety and his parachute to the wind and jumped out of a hot air balloon in nothing but a pair of shorts and goggles,yahoo reports. Antti Pendikainen, a self-confessed ...

Whatever you do, do not click Play on this video if you are in any way scared of heights. Honestly. Finnish stuntman Antte Pendikainen – crazy name, crazy guy – has jumped out of a hot air balloon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A self-confessed 'extreme artist' has jumped out of a hot air balloon wearing nothing but a pair of shorts and face goggles. The ...

Students have found a parachute from a high altitude balloon they sent into the Near Space region of the earth's atmosphere. The balloon burst, as planned, when it reached high altitude and the ...

LOS ANGELES — A saucer-shaped NASA vehicle launched by balloon high into Earth’s atmosphere splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday, completing a successful test of technology that could be ...