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The BARREL team at the South African research station, SANAE IV, poses next to the instrument box, which will float...
Recovery of a BARREL balloon payload after its flight. The recovery was carried out by helicopter. This area is...
The faint green glow of aurora can be seen above the clouds at Esrange Space Center in this photo from Aug. 23,...
The BARREL instrument in Antarctica– prior to being encased in its protective box – destined to float beneath a...
A BARREL team member recovers the second payload after it landed. The BARREL team is at Esrange Space Center near...
Sara Ann Wylie of Public Lab shows the do to yourself Balloon Mapping Kit, during the first ever White House Maker...
NASA image captured December 25, 2011 A NASA scientific balloon awaits launch in McMurdo, Antarctica. The balloon,...
NASA image captured December 25, 2011 A NASA scientific balloon awaits launch in McMurdo, Antarctica. The balloon,...
Katie Craig, daughter of former Stennis Space Center Deputy Director Mark Craig, launches a 'balloon rocket' with...
The first of three Prandtl-M prototype aircraft was air launched Aug. 16, 2019, from an Aerostat blimp at NASA’s...
The Tropospheric Doppler Radar Wind Profiler (TDRWP), located at Kennedy Space Center, is the only instrument of its...
Researchers communicate with the BARREL ground station during preparations for launch. The white box in the...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, on Tuesday, May 17, on a...
A group picture of all the researchers – from various science projects -- at the South African research station,...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Ron Sterick, left to right, Nicole Otermat and Page Attany, participants in the Rocket...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rocket University participants prepare to launch a high-altitude balloon flight and...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Alejandro Azocar, foreground, and Page Attany, Rocket University participants, prepare an...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Rocket University participants prepare to launch a high-altitude balloon flight and...