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NASA Safely Ends Second Super Pressure Balloon Test Flight 
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The second test flight of NASA’s 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 1:30 a.m., Tuesday,…

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NASA Wallops to Support Sounding Rocket Launches
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Precision sounding rockets are scheduled to launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia during a window extending from May 11-18, 2025. …

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NASA Ends Super Pressure Balloon Flight After 17 Days
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The first flight of NASA’s 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign was safely terminated at 7:46 a.m. Sunday, May…

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Second NASA Super Pressure Balloon at Float
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The second super pressure balloon flight of NASA’s New Zealand Balloon Campaign is now at float at 108,000 feet after…

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Second NASA Super Pressure Balloon Launches from New Zealand
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The second of two planned scientific balloon flights for NASA’s 2025 New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon Campaign successfully lifted off…

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NASA Balloon Circumnavigates World in 16 Days
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More than 16 days after lifting off from Wānaka, New Zealand, NASA’s football-stadium-sized super pressure balloon has completed its first…

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NASA Scientific Balloon on Track to Cross South America
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After five days in flight, NASA’s super pressure balloon test flight carrying the HIWIND payload has nearly crossed the Pacific…

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A Fond Farewell: NASA’s C-130 Begins New Mission in California
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NASA’s C-130 Hercules, fondly known as the Herc, went wheels up at 9:45 a.m., Friday, April 18, as it departed…

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NASA Balloon at Float, Begins Southern Hemisphere Journey 
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The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA’s New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off from…

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NASA Wallops Breaks Ground on New Causeway Bridge
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NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility commemorated the start of construction of its new Wallops Island causeway bridge during a groundbreaking ceremony…

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NASA Selects Goddard Safety and Mission Assurance Contractor
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NASA has selected ARES Technical Services of McLean, Virginia, to provide safety and mission assurance services at the agency’s Goddard…

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Window Opens for New Zealand Scientific Balloon Campaign
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The window for NASA’s next scientific balloon campaign in Wānaka, New Zealand, has opened. The launches include two scheduled flights…

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