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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Goddard Space Flight Center

Scientific Ballooning

Balloon Program Office

Technology

Technology Development


Goals

  • Super pressure balloon qualification
  • High data rate telemetry
  • Increase available sience mass
  • Push state-of-the-art for solar panels and battery chemistries
  • Modernization and standardization of support equipment

Technology Roadmap

NASA Code 820

Scientific Balloon Update

Report back for the latest update from NASA's Balloon Program Office.