How, and why, would people want to travel around the world in a balloon? This question will be answered at the latest edition of KNME-TV’s “Science Café,” held at the Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum, at 9201 Balloon Museum Drive NE on Saturday, July 19 at 10 a.m.
This month, guest speaker, noted ballooning expert and world record holder Tony Bradley will discuss hot air ballooning after attendees watch “Danger in the Jetstream,” a segment from PBS’ award winning series, “NOVA.”
Bradley owns and operates Skyspan Adventures and World Balloon in Albuquerque and has flown hot air and gas balloons in 45 states and 12 countries. He has made 3,150 hor air balloon free flights and 49 gas flights carrying over 11,500 passengers. Some of Tony’s awards and most memorable flights include:
** Fifty-eight (58) FAI World Record Diplomas
** Balloon Federation of America’s Shields-Trauger Award
** The FAI’s De la Vaulx Medal for an Absolute World Record
** Governor of New Mexico’s Certificate of Recognition
** Two time recipient of the FAI’s Montgolfier Diploma (the highest international award in ballooning)
** 1992 Chrysler Transatlantic Challenge flight with Richard Abruzzo
** Giving Walter Cronkite a lesson at Château de Balleroy in 1993
** The 1998 America’s Challenge. Landing in the Canadian wilderness and being rescued by helicopter
** The 2001 Gordon Bennett. Crossing the Alps from Germany to Italy with Earl Miller
** 2003 Flying out of the Stratobowl at night on the AX9 distance record (the only successful record flight from the Stratobowl since Stephens and Anderson’s flight in 1935)
Admission to the event is free, but a reservation is required. Contact Rose Poston at 277-2396 or at rposton@knme.org to RSVP.
Posted by scarr at July 17, 2008 04:14 PM