NASA To Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico

NASA's air balloon will be launched (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA NASA will again hold its annual balloon campaign in the fall. Through the Scientific Balloon Program, the space agency will launch eight balloons from Fort Sumner, New Mexico. All of these balloons will support 16 missions that include scientific experiments, demonstrations of technology, atmospheric research, as well as investigations in the field of astrophysics and heliophysics. The balloon launch will begin in mid-August to mid-October. Andrew Hamilton, Head of NASA's Balloon Program Office, said that the annual campaign at Fort Sumner became the operational foundation of the Scientific Balloon Program. This launch will support the launch of long-term balloons in the Space. "The Fort Sumner campaign is the main focus for our students-based payloads and is an excellent training opportunity for our scientists and technicians who are on the rise," Hamilton said in his official statement. So far, there have been several confirmed missions participating in balloon launches at Fort Sumner, one of which is the Exoplanet Climate Infrared Telescope (EXCITE). The mission was supposed to be launched last year, but was delayed due to weather conditions.

The main researcher for this mission stated that EXCITE will carry instruments that are more sophisticated than they prepared for last year. In addition, there is still a Salter Flying Test mission, High-Altitude Student Platform (HASP) 1.0, and HASP 2.0 There is also a mini-Dilution mission Refrigerator and a Transition Edge Sensor (DR-TES), Terahertz Intensity Mappe (TIM) Air Test, THAI-SPICE, and the Termal Neutron Measurement Experiment (TinMan). NASA also includes additional piggyback missions for science and technology.