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New Mexico Scientific Balloon Campaign Update- Aug. 21

Aug. 21, 2025: The Salter Test Flight launched at 9:21 a.m. EDT (7:21 a.m. MDT) Thursday, Aug. 21 from the agency’s balloon launch facility, marking the first successful balloon flight of the campaign. The balloon and payload reached a float altitude of 124,000 feet, and flew for a total of 5 hours, 4 minutes. The hardware test flight reported a healthy balloon and flight systems, and requirements were met before successful termination. Several smaller payloads, or piggyback missions, rode along to support science and technology development, including numerous student experiments. Recovery efforts are underway.  

Aerial view of a high-altitude scientific balloon launch preparation in a desert setting at sunset. The white balloon is partially inflated and tethered to a launch vehicle, with support vehicles and personnel positioned around the launch area on a cracked desert surface
NASA’s high-altitude scientific balloon being prepared for launch at Fort Sumner, N.M., during the agency’s 2024 fall balloon campaign. The mission carried research instruments to the stratosphere to conduct experiments above 99.5% of Earth’s atmosphere.
NASA/Francis Reddy

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TOMEX+ Launch Update – Aug. 21

The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is now targeting no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 24, for the first launch attempt due to high sea states in the recovery area from Hurricane Erin.

TOMEX+ Launch Update – Aug. 20

The TOMEX+ sounding rocket mission is now targeting no earlier than Saturday, Aug. 23, for the first launch attempt due to high sea states in the recovery area from Hurricane Erin.

Three sounding rockets, each on their own launch pad, standing vertical at a nearly 90 degree angle. One rocket is closest to the camera in the center. The other two flank it, sitting farther away. In the foreground is a grassy green hill, and beside each rocket is a long white building.
Three sounding rockets for the TOMEX+ mission are raised vertical on their launch pads during a mission dress rehearsal on August 20, 2025, in Wallops Island, Virginia.
NASA/Danielle Johnson