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Amendment 52: B.9 Low-Cost Access to Space 2028 Peruvian campaign Update
B.9 Heliophysics Low Cost Access to Space (H-LCAS) solicits proposals to investigate key heliophysics science questions and to advance the…
Kyle Helson Finds EXCITE-ment in Exoplanet Exploration
Almost a decade ago, then-grad student Kyle Helson contributed to early paperwork for NASA’s EXCITE mission. As a scientist at…
NASA’s EXCITE Mission Prepared for Scientific Balloon Flight
Editor’s note: EXCITE successfully launched at 9:22 a.m. EDT (7:22 a.m. MDT) Saturday, Aug. 31. The balloon and payload reached…
NASA to Launch 8 Scientific Balloons From New Mexico
NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program has kicked off its annual fall balloon campaign at the agency’s balloon launch facility in Fort…
Amendment 39: B.9 Heliophysics Low Cost Access to Space Proposal Due Date Delay
B.9 Heliophysics Low Cost Access to Space (H-LCAS) solicits proposals to investigate key heliophysics science questions and to advance the…
NASA Balloons Head North of Arctic Circle for Long-Duration Flights
NASA is set to begin launch operations mid-May for the 2024 Sweden Long-Duration Scientific Balloon Campaign. Four stadium-sized, scientific balloons…