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The balloon completed a record five full circuits about the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes

Washington DC (SPX) May 26, 2023 - NASA successfully completed a flight test of its super pressure balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) science mission at 9:27 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 25, after som

NASA's Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) has concluded its globetrotting journey.

NASA has launched another super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport with Airways New Zealand

NASA has today launched another super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport, with Airways New Zealand helping the stadium-sized balloon to climb safely to the edge of space. It’s the second scientific balloon NASA has launched from Wānaka this ...

An enormous balloon spotted circling the Southern Hemisphere is actually SuperBIT, a NASA telescope that is capturing Hubble-quality data from the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

After launching last week, the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT) has already photographed colorful, star-packed regions.

Airways partners with NASA to launch stadium-sized balloon to the edge of space

Airways partners with NASA to launch stadium-sized balloon to the edge of space

NASA has successfully launched a stadium-sized super pressure balloon from Wānaka Airport, with Airways New Zealand safely managing its ascent to the edge of space.