A sea of spectators attended opening day activities the 38th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Opening night festivities included a fireworks display in the skies above the lit up gas balloons.
Crewmembers tip a hot air balloon gondola upright to prepare for the final stages of launching it.
Hot air balloon pilot Randy Wright navigates his balloon called “Peacock.”
Debora Cooper assists with keeping a balloon’s envelope open as it is inflated.
Tamera Eakes, 6, has her picture taken at a NASA photo kiosk with an assist from her dad Joseph and…
Crewmembers of the Colores Del Sol Balloon Team load their balloon gondola after flying a pre-Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta event.
The first event of the 38th annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta was the Dawn Patrol.
NASA Dryden public affairs director Kevin Rohrer (left) and Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik set up NASA’s half-scale, inflatable…
Hot air balloons that lifted off from the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta fly over the Rio Grande.
