Category Archives: Stratospheric Balloons

Balloon to rise over Fort Sumner

Source: Washington University in St. Louis – wustl.edu By Diana Lutz If the stratospheric winds are favorable, a giant balloon will soon rise over the desert, carrying aloft X-Calibur, a cutting-edge telescope.

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New Earth-Observing Instrument Makes Successful Balloon Flight

Source: NASA – nasa.gov In New Mexico on the morning of Aug. 18, a high-altitude balloon successfully carried the HyperSpectral Imager for Climate Science (HySICS) instrument to an altitude of 123,000 feet, above most of the Earth’s atmosphere, to reach … Continue reading

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Will the Stratosphere Be 2020’s Hot Tourist Destination?

Source: airspacemag.com By Tony Reichhardt Flights could begin as early as 2016. Companies on both sides of the Atlantic are making strides toward offering near-space balloon flights for tourists, starting as early as 2016.

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Balloon Space Flight Company Completes Small-Scale Test Flight

Source: Reuters By Karen Brooks An Arizona start-up company says it has successfully completed its first small-scale test flight of a stratospheric balloon and capsule being developed to show tourists a space-like view of the Earth from 19 miles (30 … Continue reading

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To Space (Okay, Near-Space) in a Balloon

Source: Air & Space Magazine – airspacemag.com By Mark Karpel A little company dreams of replacing rocket power with buoyancy.

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