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Engineer Andy Hynous is back in the saddle in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, where NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is making…
Scientists wrapped up balloon launching operations in Antarctica and turned their attention to the next campaign in Wanaka, New Zealand.
When it comes to getting around in Antarctica, McMurdo Station is like an off road testing facility of continental-sized proportions.
While everyone waits for the ball to drop in Times Square, scientists are working to send balloons up in Antarctica.
Scientists in Antarctica launched a balloon-borne instrument to help them find out how the solar system was made.
Engineer Andy Hynous and colleagues gear up for balloon launches just outside McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
The BITSE team tested the door on their instrument, which was almost ready for its balloon flight to the top…
The most recent balloon launch marks the fifth so far this year from Fort Sumner.
Daily weather briefings give rhythm to otherwise irregular days filled with launch attempts and instrument tests.
