Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas
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Students and faculty from across Louisiana gathered at NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas, to launch payloads they had spent months preparing. The experiments, carrying sensors and laptops, were sent toward the edge of space with the aim of returning meaningful data.
Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing. The goal is to send their experiments to the edge of space and return with meaningful data, while reflecting […]
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