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NASA’s Balloon Program Office launched the sixth scientific balloon flight for the fall 2025 campaign. The Balloon Program Office, Optimization…
The Electron Losses driven by VLF EmissionS (ELVES) mission launched at 10:04 a.m. EDT (8:04 a.m. MDT) on Sept. 15,…
NASA launched two scientific balloon missions from the agency’s Fort Sumner, New Mexico, launch facility Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. This…
A NASA Scientific Balloon Program annual campaign is taking flight at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New…
The CSBF was established in Boulder, Colorado in 1961 under the auspices of the National Science Foundation. The facility was moved…
Scientific Balloon Contributions It is thanks to scientific balloon missions that we have advanced space mission technology with less functionality…
Cosmic Microwave Background The Cosmic Microwave Background(CMB) is the remnant light radiation from the creation of the universe or “Big…
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In conjunction with NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, CSBF devises plans for experiments, payload designs and scientific balloon launches to meet…
