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Washington DC (SPX) May 16, 2023 - After a successful launch and more than a day in flight, our second super pressure balloon (SPB) carrying EUSO-2 developed a leak, and flight controllers safely terminated the flight over the Pacifi

NASA had to ditch one of its huge high-altitude science balloons in the sea recently when it developed a fault 36 hours after launch.

A NASA scientific balloon flight was terminated Sunday (May 14) after the craft developed an irreparable leak about a day and a half into flight.

Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2023 - NASAs football-stadium-sized scientific super pressure balloon crossed the 169.24 east longitude line at about 11:32 p.m. EDT, April 25, officially completing its

Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2023 - NASAs football-stadium-sized scientific super pressure balloon crossed the 169.24 east longitude line at about 11:32 p.m. EDT, April 25, officially completing its

Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2023 - NASAs football-stadium-sized scientific super pressure balloon crossed the 169.24 east longitude line at about 11:32 p.m. EDT, April 25, officially completing its

Washington DC (SPX) Apr 04, 2023 - NASAs Scientific Balloon Program is scheduled to conduct two super pressure balloon (SPB) launches from Wanaka, New Zealand, to further test and qualify the technology, which can offer cost savings

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program is scheduled to conduct two super pressure balloon (SPB) launches from Wānaka, New Zealand, to further test and qualify the technology, which can offer cost savings compared to space missions.

NASA is set to launch two super pressure balloons (SPB) from Wānaka, New Zealand. NASA is set to launch two super pressure balloons (SPB) from Wānaka, New Zealand, to test and further qualify the technology.

Hysteria over balloons is a strange thing, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. HOT AIR balloons first appeared during the Napoleonic era, where they serv