Balloon Launches
Sit on the Toilet while you Gaze at the Earth from the Edge of Space
You’re an excited, spacefaring passenger strolling about a pressurized cabin approximately 30 kilometers (20 miles) above the Earth. Your trip…
1 year ago
A new Balloon-Based Observatory Could Produce Images as Fine as Hubble
Launching satellites is an expensive business - at least for now. But satellites are necessary in astronomy for one major…
3 years ago
Launch of a Lego Space Shuttle
While it didn't quite make it to space, this Lego space shuttle got quite a ride on a weather balloon,…
13 years ago