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FY10 Antarctic Campaign - Dec 11, 2009 •The 14 MCF Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) was successfully launched on Dec. 10. Ascent was nominal. However, the balloon envelope catastrophically opened while going into float. CSBF is working to recover both payload and balloon. BPO . . . Read More
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News & Muse - Jun 8, 2009 Three Balloon Missions Simultaneously Afloat
Above Two Continents
-- AESOP – Dr. John Clem – University of Delaware. AESOP Payload was launched from Esrange/Sweden on June 7, 2009.
The AntiElectron SubOrbitial Payload . . . Read More
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Congratulations! - Jun 3, 2009 Congratulations to David Gregory, Assistant Chief of the Balloon Program Office (BPO) and to Danny Ball, Site Manager at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility. Today in Greenbelt Maryland the 2009 NASA Honor Awards Ceremony will . . . Read More
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Current Flight Campaigns - May 29, 2009 Balloon’s Spring 2009 Campaigns are in full swing. Ft. Sumner, NM Spring Campaign started in mid-April with preparations and the successful launches in May of the CREST and NCT instruments. There are two remaining flights to be . . . Read More
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