NASA successfully launched a super pressure balloon from New Zealand's South Island Wanaka Airport Tuesday to conduct near-space scientific investigations. The launch marks the fifth attempt to ...

The record-breaking balloon, carrying the Super Trans-Iron Galactic Element Recorder (Super-TIGER) experiment, has been afloat for 46 days and is on its third orbit around the South Pole, NASA said.

Nasa has successfully launched a super pressure balloon from Wanaka Airport to conduct near-space scientific investigations. While winds looked set to thwart plans early this morning, conditions ...

NASA's super pressure balloon stands fully inflated and ready for lift-off from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, in 2017. Credits: NASA ...

NASA is scheduled to launch a heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) as early as March 15 from Wanaka, New Zealand, with the goal of exceeding the current SPB record of 54 days.

NASA Wallops said: "The payload descended by parachute landing safely on the ground in Antarctica." The "stadium-sized" 39 million cubic-foot, zero-pressure scientific balloon and observatory ...

Astronomers have successfully launched a balloon-borne telescope that has begun capturing images of the universe on its first flight above the Earth’s atmosphere. The Super Pressure Balloon-Borne ...

Unlike the other hardware on NASA's Super-Pressure Balloon, the Raspberry Pi DRS capsules were also incredibly affordable, proving that reliable solutions don't always have to be expensive.

Nasa super pressure balloon, designed to detect cosmic particles from beyond the galaxy as they penetrate Earth’s atmosphere, may circle the planet two or three times ...

The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, at 10:44 a.m. NZST, Thursday, April ...

The first of two planned super-pressure balloon launches from Wānaka Airport has been postponed until Thursday due to unsuitable weather conditions. The launch window is from 9am until 1pm. During ...