Albuquerque Balloon FiestaVisitors to the NASA exhibit at the 2009 Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta had the opportunity to picture themselves as pilots...NASA exhibits and education lead Tony Springer (right) demonstrates a flow visualization wind tunnel to help visitors conceptualize how a...Visitors to the NASA exhibit at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta were able to sit in the pilot's seat and...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.A wave of hot air balloons takes off during a mass ascension during the second day of the Albuquerque International...About 550 hot air balloons took to the skies during the opening day of the 38th annual Albuquerque International Balloon...NASA Dryden life support technician Jim Sokolik demonstrates aspects of pressure suits used by astronauts and pilots of high-altitude aircraft...A bevy of balloons head skyward during a mass ascension at the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.A sea of color brightens the evening sky as propane burners inflate hot-air balloons for the "Twilight Twinkle Glow" display...A spectacular American bald eagle hot-air balloon drew attention from spectators at the 2008 Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.Darlene Mendoza of United Space Research Association's SOFIA Education and Public Outreach office at NASA's Ames Research Center demonstrates infrared...