NASA uses two types of balloons to lift payloads towards the atmosphere: zero-pressure and super-pressure balloons. Zero-pressure balloons are typically used for short flights while balloons like ...

Zero-pressure balloons, used in this campaign, are in thermal equilibrium with their surroundings as they fly. They maintain a zero-pressure differential with ducts that allow gas to escape to ...

NASA's zero-pressure balloons, used in the Antarctic campaign, are made of a thin plastic film and are capable of lifting up to 8,000 pounds of payload and equipment to altitudes above 99.8% of ...

The platform allows small-volume, zero-pressure balloons to carry 12 student-built payloads at a time to an altitude of approximately 36 kilometers for around 15 to 20 hours. “The payloads ...

GUSTO will lift off attached to a zero-pressure balloon, open at the bottom and sides to allow gas to escape. That design can prevent the balloon from being destroyed due to rapid expansion at ...

For its ascent, the spacecraft uses tried-and-tested zero-pressure balloon technology, filled with green hydrogen, like that used for many years by space agencies such as CNES and NASA for ...

NASA has a fun guide to its scientific balloons that explains the zero-pressure and super-pressure balloons it uses for missions like this. GUSTO will look for signals of carbon, oxygen ...

Austin Harbaugh, Austin Reed and Joeydeliz Torres each have experiments going up in a NASA zero-pressure balloon in early August or early September — weather permitting. All are currently sixth ...

PE/EVOH multilayer films offer improved helium barrier performance and mechanical strength, making them promising materials ...

This area in Sweden's polar region experiences constant daylight during summer. NASA's zero-pressure balloons, used during the campaign, typically experience gas loss during the warming and ...

For its ascent, the spacecraft uses zero-pressure balloon technology filled with green hydrogen produced locally at the take-off site via renewable energy, including solar and wind. The vehicle will ...