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NMSU’s hot air balloon
takes flight
Aggie Up, NMSU’s hot air balloon, will brighten New Mexico’s already beautiful desert skies
with a touch of crimson and white. The balloon will glow at different events on the NMSU
Las Cruces campus, soar across the skies during the Albuquerque International Balloon
Fiesta and possibly at different events across the Southwest.
NMSU’s Marketing and Communications office collaborated with Rainbow Ryders, a premiere
hot air balloon ride company in the Southwest, and Lindstrand Balloons USA, a hot air balloon
manufacturer based in Galena, Illinois, to bring the hot air balloon idea to life.
“We’re so excited to introduce this balloon to our community,” said Justin Bannister,
NMSU’s associate vice president for marketing and communications. “There’s an incredible
amount of Aggie pride, not just in Las Cruces, but across our entire region. Including this
balloon in our game day festivities and other events around the Southwest is going to provide
energy and enthusiasm to current and future Aggies far beyond our campus.”
According to Rainbow Ryders, the production of NMSU’s hot air balloon took around four
months to complete. The balloon is 90,000 cubic feet in volume, measures 85 feet tall and
58 feet wide when fully inflated.
120 ft.
85 ft.
20 ft.
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Aggie Up Balloon
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