The program last set an altitude record for a subsonic aircraft of any kind on Sept. 2, 2018. Pilots Jim Payne and Tim Gardner flew the Perlan II to an altitude of 76,124 ft., topping the previous, ...

NASA's Athena Economical Payload Integration Cost mission, or Athena EPIC, is a test launch for an innovative, scalable space ...

To launch a 42-foot high-altitude weather balloon more than 100,000 feet into the atmosphere. They worked on this project for several weeks, a project the school has done in previous years.

With six teams assigned to specific aspects of the project, the Northeast Middle School Electronics Club recently coordinated a successful 70-mile flight of a weather balloon across mid-Michigan.

Depending on the payload carrying capacity of the balloon, it can host multiple sensors and payloads that serve the Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance roles. High-altitude balloons can serve ...

The balloon and payload achieved an altitude of 67,000 feet (12.6) miles and the payload went through temperatures as low as negative-16 degrees. It withstood pressures as low as 4.9 kPa (0.7 PSI. Sea ...

In Palestine, mammoth balloons are assembled at a NASA complex nestled off a two-lane country road. These balloons can inflate to the size of a football stadium and rise to altitudes where the sky ...

BalMan, a high-altitude balloon developed by Toulouse-based Hemeria, has completed its first test flight, validating stratospheric safety and reliability.

Through the experiment, students will get to learn the science behind the solar-powered balloon, track its journey via satellite, and analyze data collected during the high-altitude flight ...

A balloon spotted over Albuquerque on Tuesday is part of a research project studying solar radiation.

Wildland firefighters could have a new tool in their arsenal as they battle increasingly extreme wildfires: high-altitude balloons. Aerostar, a South Dakota-based company, has flown nearly a dozen ...

Wildfire ‘It makes everybody more effective’: High-altitude balloons help in the fight against wildfires One of the balloons recently launched from Baker City to monitor wildfires in Idaho.