In 1914, the University of Michigan launched the nation’s first collegiate aeronautics program, with students exploring flight both in the classroom and in the skies through gliders, planes, and hot air balloons. A student-run Aero Club helped restore a donated balloon for a daring 1926 test flight, sparking years of ballooning adventures. One student’s attempt to reach a football game by balloon took a wildly unexpected turn—and the story only gets better from there. Read on to find out what happened.
