Author: Mattias Forsberg

STERN-III STAHR – Student-built rocket goes into the sky

14:10 pm . October 25, 2024

Students from Aachen have been building their own rocket for years. Now they have finally been able to launch it from the Esrange Space Center. “It is pretty crazy” says Sebastian Hessel, one of the students who have been working[...]

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.