German-Polish Balloon School Exchange 2024 held in Grudziądz, Poland
By Volker Löschhorn, Camp Coordinator
Mother Nature shines on Summer Balloon Youth Camp in USA
By: Katie Griggs, Chairman Balloon Federation of America (BFA) Youth Program
The Balloon Federation of America (BFA) held two balloon youth camps this year in the USA. Both camps were sleep-over week-long camps.
Southeastern Balloon Camp
The first BFA youth camp was the Southeastern Balloon Camp held June 18-23, 2024 in Cordele, Georgia.
20 year anniversary of Steve Fossett's Zeppelin airship speed record
On 27 October 2004, the American adventurer Steve Fossett set a new speed record in a Zeppelin NT airship. His speed of 115 km/h still stands today, 20 years on, as an absolute record.
Fossett managed to beat the existing record of 92.8km/h which had been set by James Dexter and Michael Kendrick in 2000.
