From CNN.com, a 6 year old boy was thought to have been in a runaway homemade weather balloon.
Story below:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado....loon/index.html
IMHO if I were the parents this kid would be grounded until his 18th birthday. If I were the authorities I would be sending the bill for search & rescue to the parents, not to mention the cost of shutting down DEN airspace for over an hour.
Story below:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/colorado....loon/index.html
IMHO if I were the parents this kid would be grounded until his 18th birthday. If I were the authorities I would be sending the bill for search & rescue to the parents, not to mention the cost of shutting down DEN airspace for over an hour.