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LTA

Science & Flight
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Discover the wonders of the skies with LTA – Science & Flight Magazine, your premier digital destination for all things related to lighter-than-air (LTA) technology. From the pioneering tales of the first balloonists to the cutting-edge designs of modern airships for space tourism, our magazine covers a wide spectrum including ballooning, airships, weather balloons, and the science of the Earth and beyond.

Sitara Maruf is an accomplished author and science writer with over 15 years of experience in journalism, science, and health writing. She holds two master’s degrees: an MA in at you hot mabroadcast journalism from American University and an MS in biochemistry from the University of Pune.
Her career includes roles at the National Institutes of Health, the BBC, and WNVC-TV. She’s also worked in communications for a former governor and created at “Lighter Than Air—Flight Magazine,” focusing on lighter-than-air flight’s history and you ar technology. Additionally, Sitara authored “Easy-to-Learn English Grammar and Punctuation.

Electric Airship Forges a Clean Path for Connectivity

Atlantic Balloon Flight Postponed to Summer

Aeronaut in the Spotlight: Soaring with Bert Padelt

The Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer (Image courtesy of Torabhaig Single Malt Whisky)

“I feel humbled and honored to fly with Bert Padelt,” Sir David Hempleman-Adams

Sir David Hempleman-Adams: Epic Exploits from Poles, Peaks, to Oceans and Skies

Bert Padelt Talks About His Atlantic Explorer Balloon

The Torabhaig Atlantic Explorer (Image courtesy of Torabhaig Single Malt Whisky)

Balloonists Aim to Cross the Atlantic in a Hydrogen Balloon

First Spaceman Joe Kittinger Leaves a Great Legacy

Largest Ballooning Event Marks 50 Years

Invention of the Hot Air Balloon

How Was Gas Ballooning Revived in America?

The English Channel Flight That Brought Hot-Air Ballooning to the World

The Ultra-Light Sport Balloon

Call for Airship Stories and Artifacts for Exhibition in 2021

Campaign for Thank You Balloon Launched

Dewey Reinhard Reflects on His 1977 Balloon Flight Across the Atlantic Ocean

Frequent Flights of Science

Scientist and Aviator Julian Nott Dies After a Bizarre Accident

Tracy Barnes: Pioneer of Lighter-than-Air Flight

Largest Airship Gets Production Approval

The First Aerial Crossing of the English Channel

The First Human Flight Was by a Balloon, 235 Years Ago

NASA’s Future Mission to Venus — Humans in Floating Airships?

Joe Kittinger: First Man to Jump from Space

Museum Highlights Advances in Science and Technology by Balloonists

Poland Wins Gas Balloon Race; USA-2 Finishes Second

Looking Back: The First Crossing of the Atlantic by Men in a Balloon

British Airship Pioneer Inducted as Living Legend of Aviation

Upcoming FUGO Balloon Exhibit Needs $137,000

How Students Livestreamed the Solar Eclipse from Near Space to NASA’s Website

MSU Presents Early Results of Solar Eclipse Ballooning Project

Exhibit Explores the Science, Power, and Beauty of Weather

Balloon-powered Internet Reaches Tens of Thousands in Hurricane-Hit Puerto Rico

Results for America’s Challenge Gas Balloon Race, 2017

Balloonists Break Many Records in Exciting Race; Nicolas Tièche and Laurent Sciboz Win America’s Challenge

Balloonists Locked in Tight Race Across America

Interview with Jerry Copas: Aviator and Author

A Gripping Story of America’s Great Airship

2017 World Long Distance Balloon Championship Results

Gas Ballooning FAQs

French Pilots Win World’s Prestigious Gas-Balloon Race

21 Gas Balloon Teams Race Across European Skies

From Near Space, 100 Balloons with Cameras to Send Video of Eclipse

Rope-Walk at a Terrifying Height Between Balloons

Incredible Journey of a Japanese Balloon Bomb

A Japanese War Weapon and Don Piccard’s Famous Flight

Leak Causes Scientific Balloon and Space Observatory Payload to Sink in Pacific Ocean

World’s Largest Airship Achieves a Three-Hour Test Flight

Fifty Years of Balloon-Borne Ozone Research

New World Record: 82 Balloons Take Flight to Cross English Channel

Balloon Fleet for Channel Crossing on “GREEN” for April 7th

Exhibition Portrays Birth-of-Flight Era

Weather Not Favorable for March17th Launch; Balloon Fleet on “Standby” Again!

Balloon Fleet for English Channel Crossing on Amber Alert

Konyukhov Plans for High-Altitude Record Attempt

A Recreational Flight to Space in a Modern Balloon?

Voliris Plans to Bring Airships to the Desert

Experts See Red Flags in Amazon’s Patent for Floating Warehouses

Arctic Air: AndrĂ©e’s Balloon Flight to North Pole | New Exhibition at Balloon Museum

Balloon Museum Celebrates High-Flying Pioneers

Pilot of Deadliest Balloon Crash in US History Knew About Bad Weather; Eight Prescription Drugs Found in System

Solar Ship Challenges Lockheed Martin to a Race Across Northern Canada and Africa

NASA Launches Giant Scientific Balloons in Antarctica

Gas Balloon Races Test Skills, Endurance, and Luck

Don’t Look Down | Film Is About Perilous Ocean Crossings in a Hot-Air Balloon

NASA Seeks Student Experiments for Edge-of-Space Balloon Flight

Winning Team Flies 867 Miles In Gas Balloon Race

British Tourist Dies in Hot-Air Balloon Crash

To Fly a Balloon in a Mass Ascension

DreamShip Flights Promote Scholarships for Military Families

Stunning Scenes as Hundreds of Balloons Glide in the Albuquerque Skies

Excitement Builds for the World’s Largest Ballooning Event

Chesapeake Balloon Festival, Aug. 2016 Credit: Curt Brandt

Chesapeake Balloon Festival Raises $20,000
for Talbot Paramedic Foundation

Stratospheric balloon experiment by school students

Student Experiments Flying High Over New Mexico

Flying the Flag for an Airship Revolution

Hot Air Balloon Gets Tangled in Power Lines;
Some Areas Lose Power

Airlander 10 lands on cockpit on second test flight. Screen shot by author from SciNews video

Largest Aircraft Crash Lands—Slowly and Gently

Photo credit-George and Donna

Hot-Air Balloon Makes Emergency Landing on Lake

Helium-filled Airship, the Largest Aircraft, Makes Historic First Flight

Return of the Airship

NTSB officials examine the balloon's envelope, 31 July 2016; Credit: NTSB

16 People Die in Second-Deadliest Hot-Air Balloon Crash

Russian Adventurer Sets New
Round-the-World Balloon Flight Record

Lockheed Martin Signs Contract to Sell 12 Airships at $480 Million

How Do We Get Information About the Weather?

Fedor Konyukhov Prepares to Fly Solo and Non-stop around the World in a Balloon

Russian Aeronauts Set New Hot-Air Balloon Record

Giant Balloon Soars into the Stratosphere to Study Sun

The First Experiments about the Effects of High Altitude; Balloonists Travel into the Perils of the Upper Regions

NASA Flies Two Football-Stadium-Size Balloons in Antarctic Anticyclone

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