In this video, I walk you through a super fun and simple balloon rocket experiment that you can set up in any classroom or at ...

A balloon A straw A piece of string 3 to 5 meters long that passes easily through a drinking straw, e.g., linen thread or butcher’s twine Adhesive tape (e.g., masking tape) Scissors When you inflated ...

When father-and-son backyard experiments have reached the point of sending smartphones up on weather balloons to snap pictures at the edge of space, DIY space enthusiasts will want to take things up a ...

Reaching space in a balloon may sound like something out of a children’s book, but Spain’s zero2infinity company doesn't think so. The Barcelona-based company specializes in near-space balloon flights ...

Not all space tourism is rocket science. A newly successful test of a balloon could allow paying human customers to enjoy stunning Earth views and the weightless astronaut experience by 2014. The test ...