The Montgolfier-designed balloon was heated by a straw fire that eventually caused the balloon to catch on fire, but the two French brothers soon went on to design the first successful ...

The flying balloon had only been invented a couple years before, by French brothers Joseph-Michel and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier. On June 4, 1783, the Montgolfiers had launched a silk balloon ...

National Air and Space Museum The Great Balloon, or Whig Aerostation National Air and Space Museum The First Air Voyage in North America National Air and Space Museum Ascension of a Montgolfier ...

There were many many firsts,” said Lehanneur. “There were many challenges.” The first hot air balloon flight in history was carried out by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles in 1783. So for ...

The late legendary Albuquerque balloonist Richard Abruzzo is one of two individuals who will be inducted into the Fédération ...

Lynne Newton, Exhibitions Curator, Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum The Anderson Abruzzo Albuquerque ...

Birds! I never knew you could train birds. Aunt Maya: But it was the Montgolfier brothers in France who made the first hot air balloon that could carry people. In 1783 in front of the King and ...

Flying has always fascinated people. More than 2 centuries ago, the first aerostatic flight in history took place. It took ...

Birds! I never knew you could train birds. Aunt Maya: But it was the Montgolfier brothers in France who made the first hot air balloon that could carry people. In 1783 in front of the King and ...

“There were many challenges.” The first hot air balloon flight in history was carried out by the Montgolfier brothers at Versailles in 1783. So for Lehanneur, it made perfect sense to design a ...