One of the most creative displays by the students of the college was "Return to the Montgolfier", where students launched self-made hot-air balloons.

The Air Force was launching radiosonde balloons from Holloman base, looking for high-atmosphere radiation in case Stalin was testing nukes.

Jackie Simms, 11 years old, said her fifth-grade classmates in Kent, Ohio, "can't understand why people launch balloons just for enjoyment."

Austria launches pilotless balloons against the city of Venice.

After various diplomatic meetings arrangements were made by US and Indian organisations to jointly launch balloons from Hyderabad.

Crosbie launched several balloons containing animals before attempting the first human flight on Irish soil.

The site was used for several years to launch stratospheric balloons for Air Force projects.

"The balloon-makers know that the police will be out in force on certain dates, so they are now launching balloons as early as Mother's Day and into July," he said.

On August 22, 1849, Austria launched unmanned balloons carrying bombs in the world's first known use of aircraft in warfare.

In 1952, during an Arctic Cruise, for the first time were launched stratospheric balloons from the deck of the ship.