jmetaB029d08de3a881a3ac95bbeb5f25913bd2143db61336bb972603b645779f4b4972b@196181c9af442c1177fed83ffcf9a3f9efed49fa58a0e17e5dab73126ebf9791rss.item metarss.netM]<item> <title>NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico</title> <link>https://www.nasa.gov/missions/scientific-balloons/nasa-to-launch-8-scientific-balloons-from-new-mexico/</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia F. Littleton]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Scientific Balloons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Astrophysics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Goddard Space Flight Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wallops Flight Facility]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.nasa.gov/?p=696611</guid> <description><![CDATA[NASAâs Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agencyâs balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October. Aug. 21, 2024: The first scientific balloon of the fall campaign took flight at 9:02 a.m. EDT […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="" class="padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro"><div class="width-full maxw-full article-header"><div class="margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full"><p class="label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0">5 min read</p><h1 class="display-48 margin-bottom-2">Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater)</h1></div></div></div> <p>NASAâs Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agencyâs balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October.</p> <p><strong>Aug. 21, 2024: </strong>The first scientific balloon of the fall campaign took flight at 9:02 a.m. EDT (7:02 a.m. MDT) Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, from Fort Sumner, New Mexico, with the successful launch of the TinMan (Thermalized Neutron Measurement Experiment) hand-launch mission. The balloon and payload ascended to a float altitude of 126,700 feet and exceeded all desired success criteria for the flight. The flight was successfully terminated at 2:48 p.m. EDT (12:48 p.m. MDT). Recovery is underway. </p> <div id="" class="hds-media hds-module wp-block-image"><div class="margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline"><div class="hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto"><figure class="hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit "><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1041" height="694" src="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?w=1041" class="attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048" alt="A crane holds a science instrument as a large scientific balloon, tethered to the ground, inflates before liftoff in New Mexico." style="transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;" block_context="nasa-block" srcset="https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg 1041w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/img-0196-0.jpg?resize=900,600 900w" sizes="(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px" /></a></figure><figcaption class="hds-caption padding-y-2"><div class="hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0">A scientific balloon is inflated for the Salter Test Flight before being released during NASAâs 2023 fall balloon campaign. The test flight returns for the 2024 campaign in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, carrying several smaller payloads.</div><div class="hds-credits">NASA/Andrew Hynous</div></figcaption></div></div></div> <p>NASAâs Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agencyâs balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Eight balloon flights carrying scientific experiments and technology demonstrations are scheduled to launch from mid-August through mid-October.</p> <p>The flights will support 16 missions, including investigations in the fields of astrophysics, heliophysics, and atmospheric research.</p> <p>âThe annual Fort Sumner campaign is the cornerstone of the NASA Balloon Program operations,â said Andrew Hamilton, acting chief of NASAâs Balloon Program Office. âNot only are we launching a large number of missions, but these flights set the foundation for follow-on missions from our long-duration launch facilities in Antarctica, New Zealand, and Sweden. The Fort Sumner campaign is also a strong focus for our student-based payloads and is an excellent training opportunity for our up-and-coming scientists and engineers.â</p> <p>Returning to the fall lineup is the EXCITE (<a>Exoplanet Climate Infrared Telescope</a>) mission led by Peter Nagler, principal investigator, NASAâs Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. EXCITE features an astronomical telescope developed to study the atmospheric properties of Jupiter-type exoplanets from near space. EXCITEâs launch was delayed during the 2023 campaign due to weather conditions.</p> <p>âThe whole EXCITE team is looking forward to our upcoming field campaign and launch opportunity from Fort Sumner,â said Nagler. âWeâre bringing a more capable instrument than we did last year and are excited to prove EXCITE from North America before we bring it to the Antarctic for our future long-duration science flight.â</p> <p>Some additional missions scheduled to launch include:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Salter Test Flight</strong>: The test flight aims to verify system design and support several smaller payloads on the flight called piggyback missions.</li> <li><strong>HASP 1.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform)</strong>: This platform supports up to 12 student payloads and assists in training the next generation of aerospace scientists and engineers. It is designed to flight test compact satellites, prototypes, and other small payloads.</li> <li><strong>HASP 2.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform 2): </strong>This engineering test flight of the upgraded gondola and systems for the HASP program aims to double the carrying capability of student payloads.</li> <li><strong>DR-TES</strong><strong> (mini-Dilution Refrigerator and a Transition Edge Sensor)</strong>: This flight will test a cooling system and a gamma-ray detector in a near-space environment.</li> <li><strong>TIM Test Flight (Terahertz Intensity Mapper): </strong>This experiment will study galaxy evolution and the history of cosmic star formation.</li> <li><strong>THAI-SPICE (Testbed for High-Acuity Imaging ÂÂ</strong><strong>â ÂÂÂStable Photometry and Image-motion Compensation Experiment)</strong>: The goal of this project is to build and demonstrate a fine-pointing system for stratospheric payloads with balloon-borne telescopes. </li> <li><strong>TinMan (Thermalized Neutron Measurement Experiment)</strong>: This hand-launch mission features a 60-pound payload designed to help better understand how thermal neutrons may affect aircraft electronics.</li> </ul> <p>An additional eight <a href="https://sites.wff.nasa.gov/code820/pages/about/about-faq.html#anchor12" rel="noopener">piggyback</a> missions will ride along on flights to support science and technology development. Three of these piggyback missions are technology demonstrations led by the balloon program team at NASAâs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Their common goal is to enhance the capabilities of NASA balloon missions. <strong>CASBa</strong> <strong>(Comprehensive Avionics System for Balloons)</strong> aims to upgrade the flight control systems for NASA balloon missions. <strong>DINGO</strong> <strong>(Dynamics INstrumentation for GOndolas)</strong> and <strong>SPARROW-5 (Sensor Package for Attitude, Rotation, and Relative Observable Winds â Five)</strong> are technology maturation projects designed to provide new sensing capabilities to NASA balloon missions.</p> <p>Zero-pressure balloons, used in this campaign, are in thermal equilibrium with their surroundings as they fly. They maintain a zero-pressure differential with ducts that allow gas to escape to prevent an increase in pressure from inside the balloons as they rise above Earthâs surface. This zero-pressure design makes the balloons very robust and well-suited for short, domestic flights, such as those in this campaign. The loss of lift gas during the day-to-night cycle affects the balloonâs altitude after repeated day-to-night cycles; however, this can be overcome by launching from the polar regions, such as Sweden or Antarctica, where the Sun does not set on the balloon in the summer.</p> <p>To follow the missions in the 2024 Fort Sumner fall campaign, visit <a href="https://www.csbf.nasa.gov/" rel="noopener">NASAâs Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility website</a> for real-time updates of balloonsâ altitudes and locations during flight.</p> <p>NASAâs Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia manages the agencyâs scientific balloon flight program with 10 to 15 flights each year from launch sites worldwide. Peraton, which operates NASAâs Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) in Palestine, Texas, provides mission planning, engineering services, and field operations for NASAâs Scientific Balloon Program. The CSBF team has launched more than 1,700 scientific balloons over some 40 years of operations. NASAâs balloons are fabricated by Aerostar. The NASA Scientific Balloon Program is funded by the Science Mission Directorateâs Astrophysics Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington. </p> <p>For more information on NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program, visit: <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons"><strong>https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons</strong></a> </p> <p><strong>By </strong><a href="mailto:olivia.f.littleton@nasa.gov"><strong>Olivia Littleton</strong></a><br><strong>NASAâs Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Va.</strong></p> <div id="" class="nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details"> <section class="padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9"> <div class="grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0"> <div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0"> <div class="padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-14">Share</h2> </div> <div class="padding-bottom-2"> <ul class="social-icons social-icons-round"> <li class="social-icon social-icon-x"> <a href="https://x.com/intent/tweet?via=NASA&text=NASA%20to%20Launch%208%20Scientific%20Balloons%20From%20New%20Mexico&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%2Fscientific-balloons%2Fnasa-to-launch-8-scientific-balloons-from-new-mexico%2F" aria-label="Share on X."> <svg width="1200" height="1227" viewBox="0 0 1200 1227" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 1150.3H892.476L569.165 687.854V687.828Z" fill="white"/></svg> </a> </li> <li class="social-icon social-icon-facebook"> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%2Fscientific-balloons%2Fnasa-to-launch-8-scientific-balloons-from-new-mexico%2F" aria-label="Share on Facebook."> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z"/></svg> </a> </li> <li class="social-icon social-icon-linkedin"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmissions%2Fscientific-balloons%2Fnasa-to-launch-8-scientific-balloons-from-new-mexico%2F" aria-label="Share on LinkedIn."> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z"/></svg> </a> </li> <li class="social-icon social-icon-rss"> <a href="/feed/" aria-label="Subscribe to RSS feed."> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 800 800" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M493 652H392c0-134-111-244-244-244V307c189 0 345 156 345 345zm71 0c0-228-188-416-416-416V132c285 0 520 235 520 520z"/><circle cx="219" cy="581" r="71"/></svg> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0"> <div class="padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black"> <div class="margin-bottom-2"> <h2 class="heading-14">Details</h2> </div> <div class="grid-row margin-bottom-3"> <div class="grid-col-4"> <div class="subheading">Last Updated</div> </div> <div class="grid-col-8">Aug 21, 2024</div> </div> <div class="grid-row margin-bottom-3"><div class="grid-col-4"><div class="subheading">Editor</div></div><div class="grid-col-8">Olivia F. 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