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Three Scientific Balloons Afloat Above Northern Hemisphere

Three NASA scientific balloons carrying space science experiments were simultaneously afloat over the Northern Hemisphere on June 8 and 9
TacSat-3 to Launch from Wallops

NASA'S Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia will be the site of the TacSat-3 launch.
NASA Flies to Greenland to Extend Polar Science

NASA scientists and crew embark this week on a month-long airborne campaign to Greenland, where they will make flights on an airborne science laboratory to learn about the ongoing changes to the region's snow and ice.
NASA Visitor Center Premiers NASA Film "Frozen" on Newest Exhibit -- Science on a Sphere

“Frozen,” a 12-minute movie about Earth’s changing ice and snow cover as captured by NASA spacecraft, premieres March 27 at the NASA Visitor Center.
NASA Balloon Successfully Flight-Tested Over Antarctica

NASA and the National Science Foundation have successfully launched and demonstrated a newly designed super pressure balloon in Antarctica.
Mysterious Source of High-Energy Cosmic Radiation Discovered

Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of a previously unidentified nearby source of high-energy cosmic rays. The finding was made with a NASA-funded balloon-borne instrument high over Antarctica.

Max Launch Abort System (MLAS)

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