NASA SUNRISE-III balloon launched
02:07 am . July 10, 2024
At 06:22 local time on the 10th of July, the NASA balloon carrying the SUNRISE-III payload was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center. The balloon has a volume of 970 000 m3 when it reaches float altitude of approximately 36[...]
NASA XL-Calibur balloon launched
06:07 am . July 9, 2024
At 05:04 local time on the 9th of July, the XL-Calibur ballon from NASA was successfully launched from Esrange Space Center.
CNES’s first transatlantic balloon voyage starts at Esrange
15:06 pm . June 23, 2024
At 20:57 local time on the 22nd of June, the TRANSAT ballon from CNES was successfully launched from Esrange, outside the town of Kiruna in Northern Sweden. This was also the French space agency’s first transatlantic balloon, aiming for a[...]