High-Altitude Student Platform Opportunity

Student teams from U.S. community colleges and universities worldwide are invited to develop experiments to fly to the edge of space on a NASA high-altitude research balloon. The High-Altitude Student Platform project, supported by the NASA Balloon Program Office and the Louisiana Space Grant Consortium, provides near-space access for 12 student experiments. Flights typically last 15 to 20 hours and reach an altitude of 122,000 feet. There is no cost for launch and flight operations. Student teams must raise funds to support payload development and travel, if necessary.

See Participant Info for the most recent application package and documentation.