by Kathi Leiden | Apr 19, 2018 | Helium, Helium Science
Elon Musk’s latest brainstorm is to use a giant party balloon to land his returning rockets gently onto a bouncy house. (Yes, he’s serious) Anyone familiar with Musk knows that he likes to challenge the impossible and reshape the way we think about...
by Kathi Leiden | Feb 28, 2018 | Helium, Helium Stunts
On Feb. 23, rapper Towkio dropped his debut album, WWW. Two days earlier, he literally dropped it — from 100,000 feet up in a helium weather balloon. [Warning: Language] On February 21, the Chicago artist climbed into a claustrophobic cockpit attached to a large...
by Kathi Leiden | Dec 20, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Helium stratollites — giant balloons outfitted with surveillance equipment could be a new reality in our skies. In fact, it’s already started. In March of 2016, we brought you a story about a fascinating new luxury from an innovative company. Helium...
by Kathi Leiden | Dec 8, 2017 | Helium News, Helium Science
It’s quite possibly the most unbelievable and incredible helium balloon launch on Earth, and it’s happening in just two days! Nearly a year ago, we wrote about a NASA helium balloon launch, which was a project to test and advance the capabilities of...
by Kathi Leiden | Oct 6, 2017 | Helium, Helium Uses
Devastated and disconnected by Hurricane Maria, there’s a chance Puerto Rico might get some help from Google’s helium wi-fi balloons. Hurricane Maria leaves millions in the dark In essentially one shot across the U.S. territory, Hurricane Maria...
