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NASA's Three Long Duration Balloon Missions Working Over Antarctica - Jan 08, 2013
For the second time, the NASA Scientific Balloon Program managed at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA, has three separate Long Duration Balloon (LDB)… Read More

Christmas Day BLAST! - Dec 26, 2012
NASA launched the Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Submillimeter Telescope or BLAST payload Dec. 25 from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, using a long duration balloon or LDB… Read More

Antarctic Balloon Campaign Underway - Dec 10, 2012
NASA's Balloon Program Office based at Wallops Flight Facility kicked off the winter Antarctic balloon campaign this weekend in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. On Saturday, December 8, the SuperTIGER payload was launched… Read More

NASA's Balloon Program Prepares for Antarctic Campaign! - Nov 27, 2012
NASA's Balloon Program Office based at Wallops Flight Facility is preparing for the annual winter Antarctic Campaign in McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This year's campaign features three missions: Super-TIGER, EBEX, and… Read More

2011-2012 Antarctica Campaign - Feb 8, 2012
After a late start the Antarctica campaign closed out with the successful flights of CREST and STO. Cosmic Ray Electron Synchrotron Telescope (CREST) - Dr. James Musser, Indiana University, was launched on December 25, and was… Read More
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