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Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility

NASA’s principal center for scientific balloon operations, engineering, payload integration, flight control, recovery, and worldwide campaigns carrying astronomy, atmospheric, heliophysics, and technology experiments above most of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Name
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
Region
NA
Slug
columbia-scientific-balloon-facility
Type
research_center

Details

Description
NASA’s principal center for scientific balloon operations, engineering, payload integration, flight control, recovery, and worldwide campaigns carrying astronomy, atmospheric, heliophysics, and technology experiments above most of Earth’s atmosphere.
Latitude
31.7811571
Location
1510 FM 3224, Palestine, Texas, USA
Longitude
-95.7169327
Operational Status
operational
Ownership
public

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Creation Time
7/12/2026, 12:18:24 AM
Updated Time
7/12/2026, 12:18:24 AM