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A list of helpful documents and downloads to get you started on your balloon journey.

An image of the Sun rising over Earth taken form above the atmosphere.

How to Fly Information

A balloon ascending above clouds.

Balloon Program Mission Lifecycle Guide

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (2.68 MB)

Inflated balloon at sunrise.

Scientific Balloon Risk Analysis Tool

Jun 11, 2025

PDF (3.03 MB)

Two balloons being inflated.

Balloon Flight Application Instructions

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (572.95 KB)

Balloon Flight Support Application

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (970.81 KB)

Balloon Acsending

Conventional Balloons Operations Support

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (173.00 KB)

Balloon Ascending above atmosphere

Consolidated Instrument Package (CIP) Interface User Handbook

Jun 11, 2025

PDF (173.00 KB)

Two NASA scientific balloons floating in a clear blue sky over New Mexico, with the CDCP balloon in the foreground and JPL-REMOTE balloon visible in the distance.

CIP Dimensions

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (6.12 KB)

Inflated balloon at sunset.

LDB Flight Documentation

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (1.48 MB)

Long Duration Balloon Support for Science

Jun 11, 2025

PDF (1.48 MB)

people working on a balloon payload at sunrise.

Piggyback Handbook

Jun 11, 2025

PDF (912.44 KB)

A payload attached to a launch vehicle is being prepared for launch in a Antarctica.

Rigging Best Practices

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (534.51 KB)

Person looking at a balloon payload at sunrise.

Structural Requirements and Recommendations for Balloon Gondola Design

Jun 11, 2025

PDF (634.43 KB)

Launch vehicle payload and inflated balloon being prepared for launch.

Launch Vehicle Payload Envelopes (20DegreeRule)

Jun 12, 2025

PDF (169.54 KB)

Mechanical Fastener Torque Guidelines

Jun 10, 2025

PDF (1,013.51 KB)

28V Builder Pack

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (361.37 KB)

15V Builder Pack

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (397.87 KB)

Cargo Dimensions for Antarctica Recovery Aircraft – Bassler Door Limits

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (104.70 KB)

Cargo Dimensions for Antarctica Recovery Aircraft – DC-3T Bassler Cabin Door Limits

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (175.22 KB)

Cargo Dimensions for Antarctica Recovery Aircraft – DH-6 Cabin Door Limits

Sep 15, 2025

PDF (43.19 KB)