Category Archives: Balloons

WASP Gives NASA’s Planetary Scientists New Observation Platform

Source: NASA.gov Scientists who study Earth, the sun and stars have long used high-altitude scientific balloons to carry their telescopes far into the stratosphere for a better view of their targets. Not so much for planetary scientists.

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Daredevils Attempt Tightrope Walk Between Two Hot-Air Balloons

Source: dailymail.co.uk By Alex Greig A filmmaker has created a nail biting video of a group of daredevils attempting to tightrope walk between two hot-air balloons.

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NASA-Funded Science Balloons Launch in Antarctica

Source: nasa.gov By: Karen C. Fox, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center In the bright light of Antarctica’s summer sun, a NASA mission launched its first 18 science balloons between Dec. 27, 2013, and Feb. 2, 2014.

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India’s First Indigenously Developed Stratospheric Balloon Penetrates into Mesosphere

Source: indiatimes.com Under the High Altitude Balloon Development Project (HAA) a 61,000 m3 (2,154,000 cu ft) balloon indigenously developed in India at Balloon Facility, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Hyderabad penetrated into the Mesosphere for the first time in India. … Continue reading

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Explore the Edge of Space With ‘Red Bull Stratos’ Exhibit at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Source: National Museum of the U.S. Air Force By: Sarah Swan – National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Just over a year ago, Felix Baumgartner ascended to 127,852 feet in a stratospheric balloon and made a freefall jump, rushing … Continue reading

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