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NASA Scientific Balloon Program

NASA's continuing high-altitude balloon umbrella, managed from Wallops Flight Facility to provide end-to-end engineering, integration, test, campaign, launch, flight, and mission-management services for a worldwide portfolio of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations.

NASA Scientific Balloon Program
NASA · Official NASA Scientific Balloon Program Overview primary image showing a scientific balloon during launch preparation. The source page publishes the asset directly and presents no separate third-party copyright notice. Reuse follows NASA Images and Media Usage Guidelines for factual or educational program identification; no NASA insignia or third-party mark was extracted or separately reused, and promotional or commercial reuse remains subject to NASA restrictions and any underlying rights. · Source

Identity

Aliases
Scientific Balloon ProgramNASA Balloon ProgramSBP
Domains
spaceflightaviation
Name
NASA Scientific Balloon Program
Status
active
Types
scienceresearchdevelopmentoperationsinfrastructure

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Description
NASA's continuing high-altitude balloon umbrella, managed from Wallops Flight Facility to provide end-to-end engineering, integration, test, campaign, launch, flight, and mission-management services for a worldwide portfolio of scientific investigations and technology demonstrations.
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Creation Time
July 29, 2026 at 11:17:21 UTC
Updated Time
August 21, 2026 at 13:52:54 UTC
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Official Urls
https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons/overview/https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons/https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons/balloon-operations/
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