NASA’s HASP Scientific Balloon Launches from Fort Sumner
The HASP mission was launched on a scientific balloon from NASA’s launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 8:05 a.m. MDT (10:05 a.m. EDT). The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of around 122,000 feet and flew for a total of 6 hours, 45 minutes. This year’s campaign marks the 20th flight for the High-Altitude Student Platform carrying payloads developed by student teams. Over the…
NASA's HASP mission took flight aboard a scientific balloon from the agency's launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 8:05 a.m. MDT, which corresponds to 10:05 a.m. EDT. During its 6 hour and 45 minute journey, the balloon and its payload ascended to an altitude of approximately 122,000 feet. This year's HASP campaign marks the 20th successful launch of the High-Altitude Student Platform, which carries payloads designed by student teams from various institutions across the United States.
Over the past two decades, the program has engaged more than 1,900 students from around 25 different institutions. The High-Altitude Student Platform is a collaborative effort between the Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, the Astrophysics Division in NASA's Science Mission Directorate, the Balloon Program Office, and the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas.
The HASP mission launch from Fort Sumner marked the beginning of this year's scientific balloon campaign, with details reported by NASA Science.
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