ASTHROS

Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope for High Spectral Resolution Observations at Submillimeter-wavelengths

future Mission
Cosmos With a Stratospheric Balloon

ASTHROS is a high-altitude balloon mission for studying astrophysical phenomena.

Type

Balloon

Launch

Tentative: December 2023

Target

Universe

Objective

Research stellar feedback in the Milky Way
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