ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – In just a few days, Albuquerque’s sky will fill up with balloons of all shapes and sizes. This year, more than a dozen balloons will compete in the annual Gordon Bennett gas ...

A solar panel, Cheez-Its and a GPS unit will also take up space as the accomplished Albuquerque ballooning pilots compete to travel the farthest distance in one of the world’s most prestigious races.

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta attendees will notice something big missing at this year’s event: the America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race won’t be taking place. “Due to timing of the FAI ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gas ballooning, as an adventure sport, is likely to fade away in the United States, as a sharp spike in helium prices and supply constraints threaten the survival of the sport.

It's been 15 years since the world's elite gas balloon pilots have gathered in the United States for a race with roots that stretch back more than a century.The pilots will be launching for this ...

ACTION SEVEN NEWS AT TEN STARTS RIGHT NOW. WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. THAT BREAKING NEWS, A BALLOON IN THE GORDON BENNETT GAS BALLOON RACE HAS CRASHED INTO POWER LINES NEAR CRANDALL, TEXAS. THIS ...

A gas balloon participating in a cross-country race crashed in Texas Monday night after it hit a power station and exploded, injuring two. Photos provided to FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth show the ...