{
  "id": 795563,
  "title": "NASA Scientific Balloons Prepare for 2026 Fort Sumner Campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/nasa-scientific-balloons-prepare-for-2026-fort-sumner-campaign",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:49:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallops/2026/08/13/nasa-scientific-balloons-prepare-for-2026-fort-sumner-campaign/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A NASA Scientific Balloon Program annual campaign is getting ready to take flight at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Six balloon flights carrying scientific experiments, technology demonstrations, and student payloads are scheduled to launch starting in mid-August. This year’s campaign marks the 20th flight for the High-Altitude Student Platform carrying payloads…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}