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New Mexico Scientific Balloon Campaign Update- Aug. 21 [1]
['Amy Barra']
Date: 2025-08-21
3 hours ago
New Mexico Scientific Balloon Campaign Update- Aug. 21
Aug. 21, 2025: The Salter Test Flight launched at 9:21 a.m. EDT (7:21 a.m. MDT) Thursday, Aug. 21 from the agency’s balloon launch facility, marking the first successful balloon flight of the campaign. The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of 124,000 feet, and flew for a total of 5 hours, 41 minutes. The hardware test flight reported a healthy balloon and flight systems, and requirements were met before successful termination. Several smaller payloads, or piggyback missions, rode along to support science and technology development, including numerous student experiments. Recovery efforts are underway.
NASA’s high-altitude scientific balloon being prepared for launch at Fort Sumner, N.M., during the agency’s 2024 fall balloon campaign. The mission carried research instruments to the stratosphere to conduct experiments above 99.5% of Earth’s atmosphere. NASA/Francis Reddy
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