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Amendment 10: B.9 Heliophysics Low-Cost Access to Space Final Text and Proposal Due Date.
B.9 Heliophysics Low Cost Access to Space (H-LCAS) solicits proposals on key heliophysics science questions and to advance the development…
GUSTO Breaks NASA Scientific Balloon Record for Days in Flight
Editor’s note: The GUSTO mission ended Feb. 26 at 6:24 p.m. EST, setting a new record for a NASA heavy-lift,…
NASA’s GUSTO Prepares to Map Space Between the Stars
Editor’s Note: The GUSTO mission successfully launched on a scientific balloon from Antarctica Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m. local time (Dec.…
NASA Scientific Balloons Ready for Flights Over Antarctica
Feb. 27, 2024 – Final Campaign Update: The GUSTO mission ended Feb. 26 at 6:24 EST, setting a new record…
Amendment 60: Updated Text for D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis and D.7 Strategic Astrophysics Technology
D.3 Astrophysics Research and Analysis (APRA) solicits basic research proposals for investigations that are relevant to NASA’s programs in astronomy…
NASA C-130 Makes First-Ever Flight to Antarctica for GUSTO Balloon Mission
On Oct. 28, 2023, NASA’s C-130 Hercules and crew safely touched down at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, after an around-the-globe journey to deliver the…
