The origins of the first permanent base for stratospheric balloon launching of civil use in the U.S., can be traced at the beginning of the decade of the 60's when was founded in Boulder, Colorado, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) institution that reunited a group of scientists involved in the atmospheric investigation. One of the priorities of the new center was to develope a scientific ballooning program along with a full equiped launch base. At that time at least 10 scientific groups existed in the U.S. wich used regularly stratospheric balloons for their research, and they were who showed more interest in that effort.

Initially the general opinion was to use the facilities and existing infrastructure in Holloman AFB, New Mexico, but that would reduce the program independence of objectives. Also the Air Force was very reluctant to allow the entrance of foreign scientists to its facilities, so was clear that the initiative would have to be developed outside the military scene.

Martin Schwarzschild, a scientist working at Princeton, was in charge of a pharaonic project called Stratoscope II. It was a gigantic telescope created to be carried to the stratosphere by a balloon (at that time the sixth great telescope on the U.S). Their requirements of flight were the corner stone on which the NCAR began to search for a place to establish the permanent base: it had to be a site more or less located in center of the country, to allow to make flights towards the East in winter and to the inverse direction in summer. This finally restricted the search only to the states of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.

Aerial view of the old launch pad of Palestine, Texas

Initially the small city of Hope, in Arkansas, was selected because it had a fabulous airfield and great hangars, but the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) did not authorize his use for balloon launchings because it was located in the middle of several national airways. To solve the problem and help in the election the FAA assigned to the NCAR a more or less ample block of airspace in the east of Texas so they can chose the city that better filled their requeriments. That zone was located far away from the populated airways of mainstream commercial traffic.

After evaluating a few cities the final election was Palestine, a small town located just in the center of the assigned zone by the FAA. The site counted with an airport and the news of the establishment of the base generated enthusiasm among the local people. Also, it was located sufficiently to the north so the balloons in summer will not cross the Mexican border (a prohibition exists to fly 50 miles from the limit) and in winter flying towards the east, did not approach the populated zones of the Gulf of Mexico.

Thus, the first works of construction begin on lands that previously belonged to an old army base located next to the airport. The works in the base were completed in 1962, but still until the following decade, the administrative and organizational part would remain in Boulder, Colorado, in the NCAR headquarters. In October that year although the base has not been officially inaugurated, the first flights of the project Stratoscope II were made and finally on August 13, 1963 the first launch takes place. Sadly, althought it was a normal flight, the termination system failed so the balloon and payload were lost on the Pacific Ocean. This was the formal inauguration the new base wich wiould be named as National Scientific Balloon Flight Station.

Location of the old launch pad and the new one

In 1964, the base already counted with a paved launch area, which viewed from the air seemed a crab whose legs were a series of ways oriented in different directions (see image above) to allow the extension of the flight train depending on the direction from which the wind blew. Also that year a remarkable improvement in the telemetry equipment takes place and in the command control system wich is digitized. Also two movable telemetry stations were added to the station setup extending the range of the flying balloons. The following year a vehicle specially designed makes its appearance in the base: "Tiny Tim". It was constructed to handle the scientific payloads at the moment of the launching so they don't receive blows or hit the ground in that critical phase. It was the first vehicle specially constructed to assist in the process of launch a balloon.

The beginning of the 1970 decade, was a very busy time for the base with two annual campaigns, one between April and May and the other between September and October. During this time the town filled of scientists and technicians arrived from the four corners of the country and the world, being a stimulus for the local economy. It is also the time when arose the necessity to build a larger launch pad, to adecuate handle the larger balloons with volumes near the million cubic meters. This new pad (the ample circular area in the scheme above) was built in 1973 and consists of a circular paved area with a diameter near 150 meters surrounded by another circular area of grass of almost 300, which allows to launch balloons wich today have not yet been constructed (3.000.000 m3) or to carry out up to two simultaneous launches. That same year the station is again renamed as National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF).

Aerial View of the facilities of the CSBF in Palestine.

In 1986, the site started to be managed by the New Mexico State University (NMSU) with successive renewals of the contract during the following 28 years. Since 2014, the facility is managed by Orbital ATK.

Today the base has all the infrastructure necessary to operate balloons of any size with areas for the integration of scientific gondolas, buildings of storage, hangars, a complete weather station with three meteorologists full-time, and 2 airplanes Cessna of pursuit and air support. Recently the technology of the control center has been improved, allowing to analyze in real time the scientific and flight information from the balloons in flight, not mattering from where they have been launched.

Although in the first years, flights were made during the winter months , these have been prohibited by NASA due to the risk that balloons move towards populated areas in the Gulf of Mexico or slip into air traffic corridors. Instead in these months campaigns are conducted from Fort Sumner in New Mexico, another launch base wich in the latest years have surpassed in number of flights those carried out from Palestine.

In February 2006 the installation was renamed for the second time, and now is called Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF), in memory of the victims of the space shuttle wich crashed when returning from the space in 2003.

Since its inauguration 50 years ago, the Palestine base carried out more than 1500 stratospheric balloon launches, being one of the most active facility of the U.S.

A more in deep look at the history of the facility can be obtained reading an excelent article entitled"A short history of the NSBF" an article written specially for StratoCat by Mr. Dwight Bawcom former NSBF Operations Director.

Table of balloons launched from Palestine

DateHourFlight DurationExperimentPayload landing place or cause of the failure
12/12/1962 14 hSTRATOSCOPE II - TEST FLIGHT # 5Separation system failure. Shoot down by Navy fighters off Florida coast, US
3/1/196317:41 cst11 h 30 mSTRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 1Near Pulaski, Tennessee, US
8/13/19636:00 cst11 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Lost in the Pacific Ocean off the west Mexican Coast
8/17/19636:12 cst---RADIOMETERBalloon burst at launch.
8/20/19636:00 cst---RADIOMETERBalloon burst at launch.
8/22/19635:23 cst8 h 30 mRADIOMETER30 miles NNW of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/28/19638:21 cst2 hNEUTRON STUDYBalloon burst at 108.000 ft. Payload landed 15 Miles E of Corsicana, Texas, US
8/29/19637:30 cst3 h 30 mNEUTRON STUDYPremature cur down. Payload landed 8 Miles SE of Comanche, Texas, US
8/31/19637:04 cst---NEUTRON STUDYBalloon burst after launch. Payload recovered 2 Miles West of NCAR Base, Palestine, Texas, US
9/1/19636:01 cst9 h 30 mNEUTRON STUDY6 Miles NE of Oddessa, Texas, US
9/6/19635:59 cst~1 hCORONASCOPE II - DUMMY PAYLOADBalloon burst at 46.500 ft. Payload landed 4 Miles E of Oakwood, Texas, US
9/8/19631:45 cst12 h 30 mPRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES3 Miles N of Plano, Texas, US
9/12/19636:09 cst~1 hPRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIESBalloon burst at 58.000 ft. Payload landed 12 Miles E of NCAR Base, Palestine, Texas, US
9/20/19636:09 cst26 h 30 mPRIMARY GAMMA RADIATION STUDIES7 Miles SE of Star City, Arkansas, US
9/28/1963 9 hORNITHORHYNCUS II - COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT10 Miles N of Clarcksville, Texas, US
10/8/1963 30mSPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 49.500 ft. Payload recovered 7 Miles WSW of Elkhart, Texas, US
10/9/1963 30mSPARK CHAMBERBalloon burst at 40.800 ft. Payload recovered 2 Miles W of Elkhart, Texas, US
10/17/196318:07 cst7 h 30mZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION6 Miles E of Diridder, Louisiana, US
10/18/196320:30 cst1 hZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATIONBalloon burst at 68.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 Miles W of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/18/1963 2hHYGROMETERS5 Miles NW of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/19/196323:08 cst8 hZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATIONIn Diboll, Texas, US
10/20/196322:55 cst9 hZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION12 Miles SE of Pineland, Texas, US
10/21/196322:10 cst9 hZODIACAL LIGHT OBSERVATION1 Mile SW of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/26/1963 2hHYGROMETERS3 Miles SE of Lufkin, Texas, US
11/2/19637:00 cst~1 h 30 mCORONASCOPE II - DUMMY PAYLOADBalloon burst at 55.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 Miles SE of Alto, Texas, US
11/8/19635:19 cst11 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Wesson, Mississippi, US
11/26/196316:00 cst17 hSTRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 2Near Kosciusko, Mississippi, US
12/15/19631:19 cst8 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)20 miles NNW of Columbia, South Carolina, US
1/7/19647:59 cst~1 hCORONASCOPE II - TEST FLIGHTBalooon burst at 42.000 ft.
1/14/19648:14 cst---COSMIC DUST SAMPLERLet-down reel failed and line broke separating balloon from payload
2/1/1964 ---SPARK CHAMBERFailed flight
2/1/196416:56 cst14 hSPARK CHAMBER15 miles W of Wilmington, North Carolina, US
2/6/19646:49 cstF 9 h 30 mSPARK CHAMBER5 miles NNW of Roanoke, Alabama, US
2/6/19648:42 cst8 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
2/9/19647:01 cst6 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
2/20/19645:48 cst9 HCOSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
3/5/19647:00 cst~ 7 hCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
3/17/19646:45 cst---ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTSAborted flight. Electrostatic discharge caused squib to fire seconds after launch
3/31/19646:34 cst5 hATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
5/13/19645:54 cst26 hCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/25/196418:08 cstF 4 h 42 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)1 Mile SW of Merlin, Texas, US
6/2/1964 ---STRATOSCOPE II - TEST FLIGHT # 6--- No Data ---
6/10/196419:24 cst16 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
6/21/196419:50 cst---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYLaunch aborted
6/23/196419:39 cst1 hGAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTORBalloon burst at 48.500 ft
6/23/196417:58 cst---GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYLaunch aborted
6/25/19645:14 cst12 h 45 mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
6/27/196418:26 cst2 hGAMMA RAY AND CHARGED PARTICLES DETECTORBalloon burst at 52.800 ft
7/2/19645:33 cst2 h 30 mWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/7/19645:45 cst3 hWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/8/19645:23 cst6 h 15 mSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/9/19645:40 cst4 hSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/9/196411:16 cst2 h 45 mWATER VAPOUR STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/14/19645:28 cstF 7 h 15 mCOSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENT50 Miles WNW of Marfa, Texas, US
7/15/19643:18 cstF 15 mPHOTOGRAPHIC RADIOMETER8 Miles SW of Madisonville, Texas, US
7/17/19644:51 cst2 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II2 miles N of Buffalo, Texas, US
7/22/19645:20 cst6 hCRAB NEBULA OBSERVATION + BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
7/23/19646:10 cst6 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/25/19646:24 cst5 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
7/28/19645:49 cst7 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/31/19646:10 cst1 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIESBalloon Burst at 50.000 ft
8/1/19645:46 cst1 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
8/6/19645:51 cst1 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II3 miles ESE of Kosse, Texas, US
8/12/19645:39 utc11 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/16/19646:45 utc14 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/31/19645:43 cst5 hCOSMIC RADIATION STUDIES--- No Data ---
9/1/19646:08 cst1 hMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTORFlight terminated at 37.000 ft
9/3/19645:54 cst9 hTELEMETRY TEST - PROJECT SIRUS--- No Data ---
9/10/19645:43 cst1 hGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon burst at 51.800 ft
9/11/19645:56 cstF 7 h 30 mSIRS (Satellite Infrared Radiometer Spectrometer)7 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
9/17/196417:24 cst~ 14 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
9/19/19643:59 cst4 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EMULSIONSFlight terminated early due to balloon descent
9/22/1964 3 hFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/2/196411:08 cst3 h 15 mFAST NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/4/19646:25 cst9 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR FOR S-57 SATELLITE--- No Data ---
10/4/19647:44 cst1 hPHOTOTUBE TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II15 miles W of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/6/196418:14 cst1 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 48.500 ft
10/6/19645:19 cstF 8 h 45 mCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/7/196417:54 cst1 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 46.700 ft
10/9/196417:29 cstF 13 h 45 mCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/10/196417:30 cst1 h 30 mCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon leaked. Cutdown at 66.000 cuft
10/10/19646:15 cst~ 11 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/11/196417:03 cst1 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 38.000 ft
10/12/19645:05 cst9 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
10/13/196423:58 cst10 h 30 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
10/13/196417:41 cst1 hCERENKOV TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 41.000 ft
10/15/196423:57 cst2 h 45 mPRIMARY COSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
10/16/1964 11 hdE/dx AND E DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/22/19646:29 cst2 hSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
10/23/19644:03 cst4 h 45 mSOFT X-RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
10/29/19646:02 cst2 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
11/8/19646:44 cst4 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
11/9/19641:39 cst9 h 30 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
11/10/19642:04 cst10 hCOSMIC RAY STUDIES--- No Data ---
11/13/19647:18 cst---BALLOON BURST STUDY--- No Data ---
11/22/19641:57 cst4 h 45 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
11/23/1964 ---STRATOSCOPE II - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHYLaunch balloon ripped prior to the flight
12/1/196412:45 cst---PAYLOAD LET DOWN REEL TEST--- No Data ---
12/5/1964 ---STRATOSCOPE II - HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHYBefore launch reefing sleeve opened allowing main balloon to sail. Inertia ring and mercury bearing damaged.
12/14/19642:40 cst6 h 30 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Near Linden, North Carolina, US
1/8/19655:40 cst1 hTEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE10 miles SW of Henderson, Texas, US
2/15/1965 ---COSMIC RAY STUDIESBalloon Failure
2/22/19656:57 cst2h 30mPHOTOTUBE OF STRATOSCOPE II13 miles SSW from Monroe, Louisiana, US
3/3/19654:00 cst---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDE20 miles E of Carthage, Arkansas, US
3/6/19657:09 cst1hTANDEM BALLOON TEST30 Miles E of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
3/15/19656:51 cstF 3 hWHOLE AIR SAMPLER10 miles WNW of Newellton, Louisiana, US
3/16/196500:39 cst---COSMIC RAY STUDIES9 miles W of Logansport, Louisiana, US
3/21/19657:46 cst---TANDEM BALLOON TEST5 miles E of Cushing, Texas, US
3/26/196523:51 cst---COSMIC RAY STUDIES47 miles SE of Shreveport, Louisiana, US
4/13/19657:02 cst---TEST OF BALLOON FILM10 Miles ENE of tenaha, Louisiana, US
4/14/19655:33 cst---TEST OF SPECIAL RADIOSONDEPayload not recovered
4/16/19655:51 cst10 hX-RAY DETECTOR PROTOTYPE2 miles E of Waskom, Texas, US
4/17/19656:24 cst2hTANDEM BALLOON TEST2 miles N of Salem, Texas, US
4/20/19656:19 cst1 hMETEORITE COLLECTOR1 Mile N of Montgomery Airport, Texas, US
4/22/19656:01 cst---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST4 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
4/24/19654:17 cst9h 30mNUCLEAR EMULSION STACKS18 miles NNW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
4/29/19655:44 cst9h 10mSPARK CHAMBER TEST3 miles SE of Fort Adams, Mississippi, US
5/11/196519:02 cst12hMEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINER10 miles N of Lometa, Texas, US
5/17/196523:30 cst---COSMIC RAY STUDYAborted flight
5/18/196500:39 cst11h 30mCOSMIC RAY STUDY40 miles SW of Fort Smith, Arkansas, US
5/20/196523:55 cst14h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDY9 miles WNW of Ringling, Oklahoma, US
5/21/1965 ---COSMIC RAY DETECTORAborted flight. Hole in the balloon
5/21/196518:27 cst---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon burst at 96.000 ft. Payload recovered 3 miles SW of Grapeland, Texas, US
5/29/196523:54 cst14h 40mCOSMIC RAY STUDYDyes AFB, Abilene, Texas, US
5/30/19655:46 cst4h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTSWaco, Texas, US
6/3/19655:42 cst10 h 30 mCORONASCOPE II14 Miles N of Sweetwater, Texas, US
6/7/19654:08 cst9 HFULL FLAP BALLOON #1 TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR2 miles W of Roby, Texas, US
6/10/19652:58 cst4h 30mSPARK CHAMBER4 miles W of Hamilton, Texas, US
6/10/196519:21 cst2hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)7 miles S of Mexia, Texas, US
6/12/1965 ---DOWN CAMERA FLIGHTOperations Failure
6/12/19657:44 cst5hTRAINING FLIGHTNot Recovered
6/13/196518:55 cst20h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)40 miles E of Phoenix, Arizona, US
6/13/19655:56 cst---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST3 miles NE of Palestine, Texas, US
6/14/19655:05 cst8h 45mGAMMA RAY STUDIES10 miles NW of Brady, Texas, US
6/16/19655:19 cst---CORONASCOPE IIOperations Failure
6/18/196518:55 cst9h 10mX-RAY DETECTORArtesia, New Mexico, US
6/21/196500:16 cst10h 30mX-RAY DETECTOR20 miles N of Van Horn, Texas, US
6/24/19656:16 cst---PAYLOAD LET-DOWN REEL TEST5 miles SE of Elkhart, Texas, US
6/24/196500:26 cst11h 30mX-RAY DETECTORHereford, Arizona, US
7/1/1965 10h 10mCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
7/2/1965 2h 15mATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
7/8/1965 ---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
7/9/1965 12hTANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
7/10/1965 ---STRATOSCOPE IIAborted flight. Leak discovered on top balloon during inflation
7/12/1965 ---TEST OF MERFAB BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
7/16/1965 ---TANDEM BALLOON TEST + X-RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
7/17/1965 3 h 30 mRADIOMETEROperations Failure
7/20/19655:43 cstF 1 h 35 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER8 miles S of Dublin, Texas, US
7/21/1965 5hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/23/1965 9 hSTRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 4--- No Data ---
7/27/1965 6hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/30/1965 4h 10mRADIOMETERBalloon Failure
8/3/1965 6h 40mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
8/12/1965 15h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Operations Failure
8/16/1965 ---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
8/18/1965 10hMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
8/24/1965 ---BALLOON BURST STUDY--- No Data ---
8/25/1965 ---TEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
8/25/1965 3h 30mLIGHTWEIGHT PCM TELEMETRY PACKAGE--- No Data ---
8/26/1965 4hTEST OF BALLOON FILMBalloon Failure
9/9/1965 35h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
9/13/1965 ---X-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure
9/14/1965 17h 30mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
9/15/1965 ---MEASURE LUNAR UV RADIATION - PROJECT MARINEROperations Failure
9/22/1965 ---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
9/23/1965 6hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
9/23/196522:34 cst5 h 10 mX-RAY ASTRONOMYOperations Failure. Payload inadvertently released by radio command
9/25/1965 12h 15mCOSMIC RAY STUDY--- No Data ---
9/25/1965 ---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
9/28/1965 10h 40mX-RAY BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
9/28/1965 24hCERENKOV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/6/1965 11h 30mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/12/1965 14h 10mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
10/19/196522:05 cst8 h 30 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEMeridian, Mississippi,US
10/20/19659:30 cst---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/20/196513:00 cst---GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/22/1965 ---GAMMA RAY DETECTOROperations Failure
10/23/1965 ---TEST OF BALLOON FILMOperations Failure
10/23/1965 12h 30mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/25/1965 3h 40mSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/25/1965 7h 15mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR5 Miles N. of Roanoke, Alabama, US
10/29/1965 ---SPARK CHAMBERBalloon Failure
11/7/1965 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
11/17/1965 5h 40mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
11/19/1965 5h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
11/30/1965 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
12/1/1965 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
12/12/1965 ---MEASURE ION DENSITIES--- No Data ---
12/13/1965 ---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOROperations Failure
1/6/1966 ---MEASURE ION DENSITIES--- No Data ---
1/7/1966 1hMEASURE X-RAY SPECTRA--- No Data ---
1/10/1966 2hMEASURE ION DENSITIES--- No Data ---
3/6/1966 ---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEAborted flight. Payload destroyed at launch.
3/24/1966 ---TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM--- No Data ---
3/25/1966 ---TEST LAUNCH TECHNIQUES WITH TINY TIM--- No Data ---
3/30/1966 ---MER S-IIA BALLOON TESTBalloon failure
3/30/1966 ---TEST CAPABILITY OF POLY SCRIM MATERIAL--- No Data ---
4/6/1966 5hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
4/27/19665:25 cst2hTELEMETRY TEST FLIGHTNear Big Springs, Texas, US
5/8/19665:53 cst7h 25mIRIS (InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)23 miles W of Leona, Texas, US
5/14/196618:30 local---STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 5--- No Data ---
5/14/19666:05 cst3h 20mATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS5 miles W of Buffalo, Texas, US
5/26/1966 9h 30mPOLARISCOPE--- No Data ---
5/26/19662:00 cst---GROUND IR RADIATION MEASUREMENTSPayload destroyed at launch. No flight
5/28/1966 7hSPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/2/1966 ---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
6/10/1966 8h 50mMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
6/12/1966 3 h 10 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEFlight terminated early; power failure in gondola
6/14/1966 ---GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONFailed mission. Normal ascent to about 8000 ft, then descent; ballasting produced no noticeable effect; beacon antenna did not deploy
6/16/1966 7h 30mGAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONPayload damaged after parachute impact
6/23/1966 1hMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTORCollection screen did not deploy; command cut down
7/1/196611:00 utc12 hNUCLEAR EMULSIONS4 miles E of Williams AFB, Arizona, US
7/6/1966 10h 50mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBERScaler or gondola mal function shortly after launch; command cut down 10 min before programmed cut down.
7/9/1966 ---SPARK CHAMBERAborted flight at launch
7/9/1966 3h 30mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEFlight terminated early; malfunctioning beacon indicated balloon floating at unsatisfactory altitude
7/10/1966 5h 50mSPARK CHAMBER15 miles W of Pecos, Texas, US
7/12/1966 8h 45mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
7/18/1966 3h 35mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBERFlight terminated early to avoid Mexico
7/18/1966 7h 40mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEDeteriorating weather conditions forced early termination; main scientific objectives achieved
7/23/1966 6h 55mHAPPE (High Altitude Particle Physics Experiment)--- No Data ---
7/26/1966 5hGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBERFlight terminated early to avoid Mexico
7/28/1966 6h 45mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
7/31/1966 11h 10mGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
8/4/1966 6h 35mMEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAY FROM STAR REMNANTS--- No Data ---
8/5/1966 3h 20mDIRECTIONAL NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
8/6/1966 8h 35mGAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/10/1966 5 h 25 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/14/1966 11hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/16/19666:00 cst50 mIONIZATION SPECTROMETER4 miles S of Hubbard, Texas, US
8/17/1966 6h 15mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
8/26/1966 6h 30mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
8/26/1966 ---TEST OF VISTA DOME DESIGN--- No Data ---
9/2/1966 1 h 5 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEFlight terminated early; damage to telemetry antenna at launch caused telemetry failure
9/3/1966 ---X-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTSBalloon ripped at launch
9/5/1966 ---NUCLEAR EMULSIONSCommand and termination timer failure
9/5/1966 10hX-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS--- No Data ---
9/13/1966 5h 30mX-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTSFlight terminated early; telemetry link failed; partial data obtained
9/19/1966 10h 30mMEASUREMENTS OF X-RAYS--- No Data ---
9/20/1966 7h 35mX-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS--- No Data ---
9/21/1966 15hX-RAY FLUX FROM STAR REMNANTS--- No Data ---
9/25/1966 3hTEST OZONE DETECTOR LAUNCH METHOD - PROJECT ECLIPSE--- No Data ---
10/6/1966 ---SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
10/6/196618:26 cst14 h 30 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS I14 miles SW of Bracketville, Texas, US
10/15/1966 ---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEBalloon burst at 44.800 ft
10/16/1966 4h 55mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/25/1966 9 h 20 mUV PHOTO-POLARIMETRY OF THE SUN & SKYTelemetry link failed. No useful scientific data obtained
10/27/1966 7h 5mNUCLEAR EMULSIONSFlight terminated early to insure safe recovery
10/31/1966 ---SPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHTFlight aborted before launch; wind at top balloon level
11/2/196618:43 cst4 h 30 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE3 miles E of Crowley, Louisiana, US
11/16/1966 8h 30mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
11/17/1966 7h 20mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
11/20/1966 5 h 45 mSPEKTROSTRATOSKOP TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
11/28/1966 6 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
11/29/1966 ---DUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TESTGound abort due to damage to the safety timer box at launch
11/30/1966 2 hEXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGEBalloon reached ceiling and began descending. Flight terminated early
11/30/1966 2h 35mEXPOSURE OF NUCLEAR EMULSION PACKAGEBalloon performance good. Early termination to avoid the Gulf of Mexico
12/9/1966 12 mDUMMY LOAD FLIGHT TEST--- No Data ---
12/11/1966 3 h 30 mSOLAR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
12/13/1966 2 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
12/29/19666:28 cst1 hIONIZATION SPECTROMETERIn Logansport, Louisiana, US
1/5/19676:03 cst---IONIZATION SPECTROMETERBalloon without payload landed near Barksdale, Louisiana, US
1/9/1967 6 h 20 mINFRARED CORONAGRAPH--- No Data ---
3/17/1967 3 h 30 mFLIGHT ELECTRONICS AND EXPERIMENTAL PARACHUTE EVALUATION--- No Data ---
3/17/1967 2 h 5 mMEASUREMENTS OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRASuccessful flight, terminated early
4/3/1967 7 h 25 mMEASUREMENTS OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA--- No Data ---
4/7/196711:27 utc5 hELECTRON DETECTORSuccessful flight. Balloon don't reach the float altitude.
4/8/1967 3 hMEASUREMENTS OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRAFlight terminated early to avoid Gulf of Mexico landing
4/8/1967 ---CYGNUS X RAY SOURCE OBSERVATIONFlight aborted due to strong winds at low level
4/15/1967 9 h 40 mMEASUREMENTS OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRA--- No Data ---
4/19/1967 1 hMEASUREMENTS OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION SPECTRABalloon failed to reach float altitude.
4/27/1967 9 hMEASURE OF PRIMARY COSMIC RADIATION--- No Data ---
5/2/1967 9 h 50 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/7/1967 3 h 30 mGAMMA RAY SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
5/15/1967 10 h 10 mMEASURE X-RAY FLUXES WITH ORIENTED GONDOLA--- No Data ---
5/16/196719:51 cdt---NUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IIBalloon failure at launch
5/16/1967 7 h 10 mOBSERVE CYGNUS X-RAY SOURCE--- No Data ---
5/17/196719:13 cdt19 h 40 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IINear Bryan, Texas, US
5/18/1967 ---LONG DURATION TRACKING EXPERIMENTBalloon burst at 68.000 ft
5/22/196721:12 cdt16 h 10 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IIDel Rio, Texas, US
5/23/1967 6 h 25 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/24/1967 12 h 40 mMEASURE X-RAY FLUXES WITH ORIENTED GONDOLA--- No Data ---
5/28/1967 ---MEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAYSFailure of the balloon at launch
5/29/1967 8hMEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAYSGondola telemetry failed. Mission terminated early
6/3/1967 10 h 30 mOBSERVE CYGNUS X-RAY SOURCE--- No Data ---
6/4/19676:15 cdt11 h 15 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE17 miles ESE of Cisco, Texas, US
6/4/1967 12 hGAMMA RAY ANISOTROPY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
6/7/1967 6 hCRAB NEBULA GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
6/8/1967 5h 30mMEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAYSLost telemetry from gondola. Flight terminated early
6/9/1967 18h 50mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
6/9/19676:24 cdt18 hIONIZATION SPECTROMETERIn Kerrville, Texas, US
6/13/1967 1 h 30 mSCORPIUS XR1 GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTSBalloon leveled at 95.200 ft. Flight terminated early
6/14/1967 8h 10mMEASUREMENTS OF GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
6/15/1967 18 h 50 mLONG DURATION TRACKING EXPERIMENTFlight terminated early due to the presence of severe thunderstorms and hail
6/15/1967 16 h 15 mSEARCH OF GAMMA RAY ANISOTROPY IN GALACTIC PLANE--- No Data ---
6/19/1967 1 hMEASURE X-RAY FLUXES WITH ORIENTED GONDOLABalloon burst at 63.200 ft
6/26/1967 8 h 45 mMEASURE X-RAY FLUXES WITH ORIENTED GONDOLA--- No Data ---
6/27/1967 1 hHIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTSFlight terminated at 65.000 ft
7/7/1967 5 h 25 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/9/19677:10 cdtF 1 h 50 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLERSan Angelo, Texas, US
7/11/1967 ---PHOTOGRAPHIC TEST OF BALLOON PERFORMANCE--- No Data ---
7/12/19677:08 cdtF 2 h 5 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLERBalinger, Texas, US
7/15/1967 6 hX-RAY TELESCOPES--- No Data ---
7/16/19676:34 cdt9 hIONIZATION SPECTROMETERIn Jal, New Mexico, US
7/18/1967 1 hSOLAR NEUTRON DETECTORBalloon reached 50.000 ft and started to descend
7/22/1967 10 hHIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
7/22/1967 10h 15mSOLAR NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
7/23/1967 9 h 40 mCRAB NEBULA GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
7/26/1967 ---FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/28/1967 9 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/28/1967 10 h 25 mHIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/3/1967 13 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/9/19674:59 cdt---PROPORTIONAL COUNTERSIn Waco, Texas, US
8/10/196710:36 cdt6h 10mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
8/12/1967 ---MICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
8/12/1967 9h 20mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/14/1967 2 hPHOTOGRAPHIC TEST OF BALLOON PERFORMANCE--- No Data ---
8/21/1967 12h 10mMICROMETEORITE DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
8/29/196716:23 cdt6 h 15 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
8/30/1967 7 h 20 mEVALUATION OF CAMERA FOR LONG DURATION TRACKING--- No Data ---
8/31/1967 6 hTEST OF NCAR DESIGNED ELECTRONICS--- No Data ---
9/8/196700:44 cdt5 hPROPORTIONAL COUNTERSIn Teague, Texas, US
9/8/1967 15h 10mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
9/10/1967 6 hSPARK CHAMBER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/11/1967 1 h 10 mTEST OF SLP 50382 BALLOON TAPE--- No Data ---
9/13/1967 ---IR SOLAR SPECTRUM OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
9/18/1967 20 h 15 mCOSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/19/19673:20 utc17 h 15 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/23/196718:41 cdt15 h 10 mBARNDOOR I - EMULSION STACKIn Del Rio, Texas, US
9/24/1967 ---SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
9/28/1967 39 h 50 mCOSMIC RAYS EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/29/1967 6 h 50 mEMULSION + SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/1/196718:30 cdt16 hPROPORTIONAL COUNTERSIn Shreveport, Louisiana, US
10/2/1967 19h 36mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
10/3/1967 5 h 30 mHAICO POINTING SYSTEM TEST--- No Data ---
10/6/1967 6 h 15 mCOSMIC RAY ELECTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
10/9/1967 25 mTEST OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON--- No Data ---
10/11/1967 3 h 15 mCOSMIC RAY ELECTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
10/18/1967 ---SEARCH OF EXTRAGALACTIC X-RAYS IN VIRGO--- No Data ---
10/19/1967 8 h 25 mOBSERVATION OF MOON POLARIZATION--- No Data ---
10/19/1967 7 h 55 mSEARCH OF EXTRAGALACTIC X-RAYS IN VIRGO--- No Data ---
10/27/1967 ---TEST OF STONEHENGE LAUNCH METHOD--- No Data ---
11/2/19677:18 cst7 h 35 mGAMMA RAY DETECTORNear Mobile, Alabama, US
11/2/1967 5hSOLAR NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
11/4/1967 7 hGAMMA RAY SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
11/5/1967 5 h 10 mGAMMA RAY DETECTION FROM CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
2/3/1968 ---RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
2/10/1968 4 h 55 mCOLLECT METEORIC DUST PARTICLES--- No Data ---
2/12/1968 1h 5mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
2/24/1968 35mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
2/27/1968 3 h 30 mSEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CRAB NEBULA AND CYGNUS REGION--- No Data ---
3/4/1968 5 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC ALBEDO GAMMA RAY INVESTIGATION--- No Data ---
3/14/1968 3h 45mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
3/23/1968 5 h 55 mSOLAR FAR IR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
3/24/1968 5 h 50 mSEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CYGNUS XR-I--- No Data ---
4/5/1968 3 h 10 mSEARCH OF GAMMA RAY FROM CYGNUS XR-I--- No Data ---
4/10/1968 ---CHECK OF ELECTRONICS AND ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR STRATOSCOPE II--- No Data ---
4/15/1968 18h 50mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
4/24/1968 F 13h 35mMEASURE X-RAYS FLUX FROM SCO XR-1--- No Data ---
4/25/1968 F 9 h 45 mSOLAR NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
4/30/1968 11 h 45 mOBSERVE CYGNUS X-RAY SOURCE--- No Data ---
5/1/1968 ---MEASUREMENT OF SOLAR AND STELLAR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
5/5/19686:41 cdt8 h 20 mGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
5/18/196819:55 local---STRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 6Near Cushing, Texas, US
5/19/1968 F 11 h 35mCOSMIC RAY COUNTER + TEST OF STABILIZED PLATFORM--- No Data ---
5/20/1968 1 h 45 mTEST FLIGHT OF RAVEN CAPPED BALLOON--- No Data ---
5/21/1968 11 h 50 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/24/196820:08 cdt14 h 15 mBARNDOOR II - EMULSION STACKIn Fabens, Texas, US
5/29/1968 F 9 h 25 mGAMMA RAY SPECTRAL MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
5/29/1968 16h 40mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
6/4/1968 6 h 50 mSODIUM IODIDE CRYSTAL DETECTOR--- No Data ---
6/6/1968 16h 55mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
6/9/1968 ---SESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)Balloon failure
6/9/1968 F 10 h 45 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/11/1968 F 42 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
6/27/1968 F 8 hX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/27/1968 6 h 55 mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/5/1968 5 h 25 mRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
7/11/1968 F 6 hGRATING SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
7/16/1968 F 6 h 55 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/18/1968 7 h 15 mSOLAR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
7/19/1968 F 3 h 10 mNEUTRON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
7/22/1968 2 h 20 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/24/1968 1 h 25 mSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
7/25/1968 10 h 30 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/29/1968 5h 5mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
7/30/1968 11 h 15 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/2/1968 16h 45mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
8/3/1968 7 h 45 mCOSMIC RADIATION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/6/1968 4 h 20 mGAMMA RADIATION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/13/1968 F 30 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/17/1968 5 hSPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
8/17/1968 ---TEST LAUNCH SYSTEM--- No Data ---
8/21/1968 20h 40mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
8/26/1968 F 8 h 55 mTEST OF OPLE POSITION AND LOCATION SYSTEM WITH SATELLITE--- No Data ---
8/29/1968 19h 20mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
9/4/1968 F 5 h 30 mENGINEERING TEST OF GAMMA RADIATION DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/7/1968 F 8 h 50 mGAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/17/1968 F 7 h 50 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE & SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
9/18/1968 F 5 h 30 mSPECTRO-PHOTOMETRY OF GEMINI AND ORION--- No Data ---
9/19/196819:52 cdtF 39 h 45 mBARNDOOR III - EMULSION STACKIn Tucumcari, New Mexico, US
9/22/196819:21 cdt39 h 45 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - SKY MONSTER IIn Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US
9/25/196819:33 cdt~ 30 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - SKY MONSTER IIIn Oakwood, Texas, US
9/26/196819:33 cdt42 hNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IIIIn Big Springs, Texas, US
9/30/1968 11 h 25 mSOLAR HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
10/10/1968 F 10 hSEARCH FOR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
10/11/19687:19 cdtF 6 h 25 mOZONE STUDIESIn Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
10/25/1968 F 7 h 25 mX-RAY DETECTORNear Valdosta, Georgia, US
10/28/1968 F 4 h 40 mGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
11/19/1968 5 hSPEKTROSTRATOSKOP--- No Data ---
11/20/1968 F 3 h 30 mGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
11/24/1968 F 1 h 30 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
12/4/1968 F 2 h 50 mSTUDY X-RAY EMISSION FROM M87--- No Data ---
12/11/19683:05 cst5 h 15 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
12/14/1968 3 h 50 mTEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
1/11/1969 F 5 h 55 mTEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
1/22/1969 F 8 h 5 mTEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
2/9/1969 F 4 hUV POLARIMETRY OF VENUS AND SIRIUS--- No Data ---
2/19/1969 F 8 h 50 mTEST OF OPLE POSITION AND LOCATION SYSTEM WITH ATS-III SATELLITE--- No Data ---
3/21/1969 F 7 h 10 mOBSERVATION OF X-RAY SOURCES IN M87 AND CYGNUS--- No Data ---
3/25/1969 F 4 h 50 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/5/1969 2 h 45 mTEST OF COMMAND AND TELEMETRY SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
4/6/1969 F 5 h 5 mCOLLECT INTERPLANETARY DUST PARTICLES--- No Data ---
4/14/1969 F 3 h 50 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/15/1969 ---ENGINEERING TEST OF X-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/15/1969 5 h 30 mMEASURE COSMIC RADIATION--- No Data ---
4/19/1969 ---DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER FOR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
4/20/1969 3 h 30 mMEASURE COSMIC RADIATION--- No Data ---
4/21/1969 F 5 h 35 mATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
4/22/1969 F 9 h 5 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/22/1969 F 6 h 30 mGAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
4/28/1969 F 6 h 20 mTEST OF TELEMETRY AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
5/2/1969 ---UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS--- No Data ---
5/4/1969 ---UV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS--- No Data ---
5/5/1969 F 7 h 50 mUV SPECTROPHOTOMETRY OF STARS--- No Data ---
5/9/1969 F 10 h 55 mX-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM CRAB NEBULA AND JUPITER--- No Data ---
5/10/1969 11 h 30 mMEASURE COSMIC RADIATION--- No Data ---
5/10/1969 F 7 h 30 mHIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTION X-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/11/1969 F 9 h 20 mSOLAR FLARE NEUTRON MONITOR--- No Data ---
5/12/1969 F 36 h 20 mNUCLEAR EMULSION STACK--- No Data ---
5/12/1969 F 13 hSEARCH FOR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
5/15/1969 7 h 55 mMEASURE X-RAYS FROM SOLAR FLARES--- No Data ---
5/24/1969 8 h 45 mMEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS--- No Data ---
5/25/1969 F 15 h 45 mTEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS IN THE BALLOON--- No Data ---
5/25/1969 F 30 hEXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III SATELLITE--- No Data ---
5/29/1969 ---MEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS--- No Data ---
6/2/1969 7 h 55 mMEASURE X-RAYS SCORPIUS AND CYGNUS--- No Data ---
6/4/196920:16 cdtF 9 h 50 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERVan Horn, Texas, US
6/6/19694:43 cstF 9 hHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONNear Del Rio, Texas, US
6/9/1969 F 7 h 45 mATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
6/9/1969 F 13 h 15 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
6/10/1969 F 4 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
6/14/1969 F 11 h 45 mSEARCH FOR ANISOTROPY IN DIFFUSE GALACTIC X-RADIATION--- No Data ---
6/17/1969 F 9 h 25 mNEUTRON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
6/20/1969 ---SONEM TEST--- No Data ---
7/3/1969 F 7 h 55 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE MOUNTING TEST--- No Data ---
7/10/1969 F 6 hTEST OF UHF TELEMETRY SYSTEM--- No Data ---
7/15/1969 F 6 hGAMMA RAY DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
7/16/1969 F 6 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC X-RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/1/1969 ---TEST OF VIRON VISTA BALLOON--- No Data ---
8/7/1969 F 17 h 50 mEXPERIMENT OF IRLS LOCATION WITH NIMBUS III & ATS III SATELLITES--- No Data ---
8/12/1969 F 7 h 25 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/13/1969 ---MICHELSON INTERFEROMETERBalloon failure reaching float altitude
8/19/1969 F 3 hMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
8/20/1969 F 2 hDOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTORBalloon failure
8/21/196920:41 cdtF 8 h 50 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERVan Horn, Texas, US
9/7/1969 F 6 h 15 mMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
9/12/1969 F 11 h 15 mENGINEERING TEST TO VERIFY THERMAL REDESIGN FOR STRATOSCOPE II--- No Data ---
9/15/1969 F 8 h 20 mDOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/18/1969 F 2 h 35 mSONEM TEST--- No Data ---
9/24/1969 F 6 h 30 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/27/196920:15 cdtF 41 h 20 mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS - TEXAS IVIn Celburne, Texas, US
9/29/1969 F 9 h 40 mINFRARED RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
9/29/1969 ---SONEM TEST--- No Data ---
10/9/1969 ---TEST OF SEVERAL BALLOON SYSTEMS--- No Data ---
10/10/1969 F 6 h 50 mDETECT GAMMA RAY ANISOTROPIES IN GALACTIC PLANE--- No Data ---
10/19/1969 F 30 mX-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
10/24/1969 F 5 h 45 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
11/3/1969 F 8 hX-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
11/4/1969 F 4 h 45 mX-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
11/7/19696:35 CDTF 5 h 25 mCRANE (Cosmic Ray Albedo Nucleon Experiment)In Homochitto forest, SE of Natchez, Mississippi, US
11/16/1969 F 2 h 45 mSCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
11/19/1969 F 7 h 15 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
11/20/1969 ---INFRARED RADIOMETER--- No Data ---
11/21/1969 F 6 h 20 mMEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION--- No Data ---
11/23/1969 F 4 h 25 mSCINTILLATION SPECTROMETER FOR GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
11/26/1969 F 2 h 5 mGAMMA RAY MONITOR--- No Data ---
12/10/1969 ---TEST OF REEFING SLEEVE SYSTEMBalloon not to be released
12/11/1969 F 3 h 30 mGAMMA RAY MONITOR TEST--- No Data ---
2/16/197017:52 cstF 50 mPRACTICE DYNAMIC LAUNCH TECHNIQUEIn Lufkin, Texas, US
2/17/1970 F 2 h 25 mCOLLECT MICROMETEORIC DUST PARTICLES--- No Data ---
2/26/1970 F 7 h 35 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
2/26/1970 ---RF TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE IIBalloon not to be released
2/27/1970 F 25 mSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
3/9/1970 F 25 mTEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
3/15/1970 7 h 55 mTEST FLIGHT OF 11 MM RAVEN BALLOON--- No Data ---
3/23/19706:58 cstF 1 h 55 mSSCM I TEST FLIGHT - PROJECT HAPPEIn Many, Louisiana, US
3/26/1970 F 14 h 20 mSTRATOSCOPE II - SCIENTIFIC FLIGHT # 7--- No Data ---
4/3/1970 F 7 h 55 mMEASURE GAMMA RAYS AND NEUTRONS--- No Data ---
4/6/19705:11 cstF 3 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONMt. Enterprise, Texas, US
4/13/1970 ---GAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
4/14/1970 F 8 hGAMMA RAY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
4/21/1970 F 3 hVACUUM MONSTER (Interplanetary Dust Collector)--- No Data ---
5/1/197019:39 cdtF 39 h 50 mHEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTORKingfishman, Oklahoma, US
5/3/1970 ---TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
5/3/1970 F 20 h 35 mMEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS--- No Data ---
5/4/1970 F 14 h 55 mX-RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM EXTRA GALACTIC OBJECTS AND JUPITER--- No Data ---
5/5/1970 F 33 h 5 mCREPE I (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)--- No Data ---
5/17/197020:24 cdtF 22 h 30 mHEAVY COSMIC RAY DETECTOREl Paso, Texas, US
5/18/1970 F 13 h 45 mMEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS--- No Data ---
5/20/19707:50 cdt---GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEPremature termination during launch. Aborted flight
5/21/1970 F 21 h 20 mEMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS--- No Data ---
5/25/1970 F 11 h 30 mEMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS--- No Data ---
5/30/19707:01 cdtF 8 h 50 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEBig Springs, Texas, US
6/2/1970 F 17 h 25 mEMULSIONS FOR MEASURING HIGH ENERGY PROTONS--- No Data ---
6/3/1970 F 18 hE-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION--- No Data ---
6/5/1970 7 h 50 mGAMMASCOPE IVWest of Balinger, Texas, US
6/6/1970 F 9 h 45 mCORONASCOPE II--- No Data ---
6/7/1970 F 7 h 50 mGAMMA RAY MONITOR--- No Data ---
6/14/1970 13h 20mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
6/15/1970 55 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/15/19707:01 cdtF 6 h 35 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPEPecos, Texas, US
6/18/19707:40 cdt~ 12 hWHOLE AIR SAMPLER20 miles N of Big Lake, Texas, US
6/24/1970 F 4 h 20 mOPERATIONAL TEST OF OSO-H STAR SENSOR--- No Data ---
6/25/1970 24h 50mNUCLEAR EMULSIONS--- No Data ---
6/27/1970 9 h 45 mGAMMASCOPE IVIn Elephant Butte Reservoir, New Mexico, US
6/27/1970 8 h 55 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/10/197020:42 cdtF 5 h 30 mSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPEIn Midland, Texas, US
7/14/1970 ---TEST OF MAIN BALLOON IN-FLIGHT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
7/15/1970 8 h 55 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/22/1970 ---PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT TEST + HYDROGEN TEST--- No Data ---
7/22/1970 F 1 h 25 mMEASURE HIDROGEN GAS TEMPERATURE UNDER CHANGING CONDITIONS--- No Data ---
7/27/1970 F 3 h 5 mE-BALLOON - TEST EVALUATION--- No Data ---
7/29/1970 F 3 h 30 mIMP (Inertial Measurements Payload)--- No Data ---
8/13/1970 F 10 hSESAME (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
8/20/1970 F 1 hAEC DIRECT FLOW SAMPLER--- No Data ---
8/20/1970 F 12 h 50 mION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
8/25/1970 F 11 h 50 mION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
8/31/1970 F 6 h 55 mION CHAMBER + NEUTRON SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
9/8/1970 F 12 h 10 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/18/197019:32 cdtF 7 h 55 mSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPEIn Paducah, Texas, US
9/21/1970 F 14 h 20 mMEASURE OZONE, DEW POINT AND AIR DENSITY--- No Data ---
9/23/1970 F 10 h 40 mDETECT GAMMA RAYS IN GALACTIC PLANE AND CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
9/24/1970 F 12 h 55 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/29/1970 F 9 h 50 mLOW ENERGY GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/29/1970 F 27 h 50 mMEASURE COSMIC RAY ELECTRONS--- No Data ---
10/2/1970 F 5 h 50 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
10/10/1970 F 5 h 20 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
10/10/19703:57 utcF 14 h 36 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/14/1970 F 8 h 20 mHIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/16/1970 F 10 h 5 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/20/1970 F 6 h 25 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/21/19702:53 utcF 8 h 55 mGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
1/9/1971 F 3 h 45 mSEARCH OF GAMMA RAYS FROM CRAB NEBULA AND GALACTIC CENTER--- No Data ---
1/19/1971 F 2 h 10 mTEST OF OMEGA DROPSONDE SYSTEM--- No Data ---
1/21/1971 F 2 h 10 mTEST OF OMEGA BALLOON LOCATION SYSTEM--- No Data ---
1/26/1971 F 10 h 25 mX-RAY AND GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONS OF CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
2/9/1971 ---NEAR I.R. SOLAR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
2/13/1971 F 6 h 30 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/20/1971 ---NEAR I.R. SOLAR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
3/10/1971 F 2 h 45 mTEST OF LOFT ANTENNA STRUCTURE--- No Data ---
3/10/1971 F 2 h 55 mNEAR I.R. SOLAR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
3/11/197118:23 cstF 9 h 55 mINFRARED TELESCOPEIn Meridian, Mississippi, US
3/16/1971 ---TEST OF SEVERAL BALLOON DEVICES--- No Data ---
4/7/1971 18 h 30 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/13/1971 12 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/21/19713:46 cdtF 10 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONIn Magnolia, Arkansas, US
5/1/1971 F 7 h 55 mDOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/2/1971 F 6 h 20 mVACUUM MONSTER (Interplanetary Dust Collector)--- No Data ---
5/7/1971 F 11 h 40 mSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE--- No Data ---
5/11/1971 F 10 h 20 mX-RAY AND GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONS OF CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
5/13/19716:14 cdtF 10 h 55 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONIn Meridian, Texas, US
5/14/19719:56 cdtF 2 h 50 mTANDEM BALLOON TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE IIIn Corsicana, Texas, US
5/19/197121:12 CDTF 6 h 10 mLARGE AREA PLASTIC EMULSION STACKPraireville, Texas, US
5/25/197120:00 CDT48 hCREPE III (Cosmic Ray Emulsion Plastic Experiment)Payload lost in the Pacific Ocean
5/25/19716:36 CDTF 7 h 20 mDOUBLE SCATTERING NEUTRON DETECTORIn Big Springs, Texas, US
6/5/1971 F 9 h 45 mMEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATION--- No Data ---
6/6/1971 F 6 hBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
6/15/1971 F 7 h 55 mLOW ENERGY GAS CERENKOV DETECTOR--- No Data ---
6/16/19717:13 CDT---HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon failure at 50.600 ft. Payload recovered in Maydell, Texas, US
6/26/19716:30 CDT8 h 20 mSPARK CHAMBERNear Maricopa, Arizona, US
7/1/1971 4 h 55 mHARD X-RAYS MEASUREMENTS OF CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
7/2/19717:14 cdtF 5 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPERoswell, New Mexico, US
7/7/1971 F 5 h 30 mGAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
7/13/197120:16 cdtF 4 h 35 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPESierra Blanca, Texas, US
7/31/1971 F 9 h 30 mMEASURE GAMMA RAYS FROM SOLAR FLARES AND CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
8/7/197119:30 cdt---HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTORBalloon failure at launch. Payload not released.
8/7/197120:19 cdt---HIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTORIn Corsicana, Texas, US
8/8/1971 F 6 h 25 mGAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS FROM CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
9/20/1971 F 10 h 15 mSEARCH OF POINT SOURCES OF GAMMA RADIATION--- No Data ---
9/24/1971 F 9 h 35 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/25/1971 ---LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
9/26/1971 ~ 1 hMEASURE COSMIC RAY SPECTRA AND CHARGEBalloon failure at 76.800 ft
9/26/197112:30 utcF 26 h 30 mDOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/28/1971 F 29 h 10 mGAS CERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/28/1971 F 1 h 40 mTEST OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR WIND DETERMINATION--- No Data ---
9/29/1971 F 8 h 55 mMEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPY OF COSMIC BLACKBODY RADIATIONMalakoff, Texas, US
9/30/1971 F 10 hINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/6/1971 F 11 hMEASURE FLUX OF HIGH ENERGY NUCLEI IN COSMIC RAYS--- No Data ---
10/6/1971 F 10 h 35 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/7/1971 F 11 h 40 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
10/22/1971 F 4 h 55 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
10/22/1971 F 4 h 40 mMEASURE FLUX OF HIGH ENERGY NUCLEI IN COSMIC RAYS--- No Data ---
10/24/1971 F 5 hTWIN INFRARED CORONOGRAPH--- No Data ---
10/25/1971 ---MEASURE LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION--- No Data ---
10/27/1971 F 5 h 30 mX-RAY ASTRONOMY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/28/1971 F 6 h 20 mMEASURE LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION--- No Data ---
10/28/1971 ---MEASUREMENT OF ZODIACAL LIGHT--- No Data ---
10/31/1971 F 8 h 15 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
11/2/197120:37 CDT---OBSERVATION OF GAMMA RAYS FROM CRAB NEBULAMainsfield, Louisiana, US
11/5/1971 F 8 hMEASURE LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION--- No Data ---
11/10/1971 F 1 hATMOSPHERIC GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
11/20/1971 F 1 hATMOSPHERIC GAMMA RAYS--- No Data ---
12/7/1971 ---MEASURE LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION--- No Data ---
12/10/1971 F 3 hMEASURE LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY PRODUCTION--- No Data ---
12/16/1971 F 6 h 30 mTEST OF SUNTRACK DEVICE AND NEW ANTENNA SYSTEM--- No Data ---
1/15/1972 F 6 hGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
1/31/1972 F 20 mLARGE SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TESTBalloon failure
2/4/1972 F 4 hX-RAY POLARIMETER--- No Data ---
2/16/1972 F 1 h 15 mTANDEM BALLOON TEST FOR STRATOSCOPE II--- No Data ---
2/18/1972 ~ 1 hHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPEBalloon failure at 51.700 ft
2/19/1972 F 1 h 15 mGAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
3/17/1972 F 1 h 30 mTANDEM BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
3/23/1972 ---WHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
3/28/1972 10 mINFLATION AND RELEASE TESTNo flight. Only launch test
3/31/1972 F 1 h 30 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
3/31/1972 F 6 hDIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
4/15/1972 ---LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
4/15/1972 ---LCPS (Cloud Particle Size Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
4/25/1972 F 5 h 45 mTHERMAL TEST OF INSULATORS FOR INSTRUMENT PACKAGES--- No Data ---
5/3/1972 F 9 hBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
5/4/1972 F 23 hLARGE AREA ELECTRONIC CERENKOV DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/9/1972 F 10 h 40 mOZONE MEASUREMENTS + UV MEASUREMENTS FROM STARS--- No Data ---
5/13/1972 F 6 h 45 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
5/13/1972 F 7 h 10 mPROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
5/14/197212:48 utcF 30 h 15 mDOUBLE SCATTER NEUTRON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/19/1972 F 20 h 10 mPROPORTIONAL COUNTER HODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
6/4/1972 F 7 h 55 mX-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTOR--- No Data ---
6/6/1972 F 1 h 50 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
6/10/1972 F 9 h 23 mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
6/16/1972 F 8 h 17 mTEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION--- No Data ---
6/17/1972 11 h 20 mX-RAY OBSERVATION OF VIRGO AND CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
6/19/1972 F 6 h 25 mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
6/22/1972 F 7 h 38 mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
6/23/1972 F 12 h 41 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/27/1972 F 8 h 18 mTEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION--- No Data ---
6/28/1972 F 11 h 45 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/26/1972 F 7 hWATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/1/1972 F 8 h 40 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
8/5/1972 F 13 h 35 mHIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
8/11/1972 F 10 h 5 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
8/17/1972 ---TEST OF SLOWING DESCENT SYSTEM--- No Data ---
8/17/1972 ---SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TECHNIQUE LAUNCH TEST--- No Data ---
8/28/1972 F 9 h 15 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
8/29/1972 ---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
8/30/1972 F 8 h 7 mX-RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
9/6/1972 ---INFRARED ASTRONOMYBalloon failure
9/9/1972 F 11 h 40 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/10/1972 F 10 h 20 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
9/12/1972 F 8 h 40 mHIGH ENERGY NEUTRON DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/18/1972 F 10 h 5 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
9/22/1972 F 8 hGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
9/27/1972 F 2 h 20 mMEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR--- No Data ---
9/27/1972 ---HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPEBalloon failure
9/28/1972 F 13 h 30 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
9/28/1972 F 16 hMEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM--- No Data ---
9/30/1972 F 13 h 10 mSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE--- No Data ---
10/1/1972 F 2 h 25 mMEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPIC FAR I.R. BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
10/3/1972 F 17 h 20 mMEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM--- No Data ---
10/4/1972 F 9 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
10/5/1972 F 18 h 40 mHIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS + SPARK CHAMBER--- No Data ---
10/9/1972 ---AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)Balloon failure
10/10/1972 F 9 h 30 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/12/1972 F 14 hGISBE - IONIZATION SPECTROMETERParachute failure. Payload destroyed
10/13/1972 F 11 h 30 mNEW TECHNIQUES IN LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
10/14/1972 F 11 hAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
10/16/1972 F 2 h 30 mMEASURE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE--- No Data ---
10/23/1972 F 3 h 10 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
10/28/1972 F 22 h 40 mSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
11/2/1972 6 hSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE--- No Data ---
11/4/1972 F 5 h 45 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
11/5/1972 F 6 hLOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
12/1/1972 F 4 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
12/2/1972 ---TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
12/13/1972 ---TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
1/3/1973 F 2 h 45 mLOW ENERGY X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
1/23/1973 F 2 hINTERPLANETARY DUST COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
1/26/1973 F 6 h 20 mSEARCH OF X-RAY SOURCES--- No Data ---
2/6/1973 F 6 hINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/10/1973 F 4 hMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/15/1973 F 6 h 15 mCERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/25/1973 ---VERTICAL PROFILE OF WATER VAPOUR, AEROSOLS AND OZONE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
2/27/1973 F 4 hMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/28/1973 F 10 h 5 mCERENKOV COUNTER TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
3/21/1973 F 1 h 30 mLOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
3/21/1973 F 2 hWHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
3/27/1973 F 2 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
4/2/1973 F 2 hRADIOMETER--- No Data ---
4/5/1973 F 1 h 30 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/11/1973 ---TEST OF REEFING SLEEVE SYSTEMFlight aborted
4/18/1973 ---VERTICAL PROFILE OF WATER VAPOUR, AEROSOLS AND OZONE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
4/25/1973 ---INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure
5/2/1973 F 11 h 25 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
5/3/1973 F 12 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPHPayload sunk in the Gulf of Mexico. Found two weeks later by a fishing boat.
5/4/1973 F 2 h 45 mAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
5/7/1973 F 9 h 55 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/8/1973 ---LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMYBalloon Failure
5/9/1973 F 8 hSSCM (Small Superconductor Magnet) - PROJECT HAPPE--- No Data ---
5/12/1973 F 3 hAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
5/13/1973 F 6 h 20 mENGINEERING FLIGHT OF GAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/13/1973 F 8 h 50 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/15/19737:21 cdtF 12 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/16/1973 F 19 hHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
5/20/1973 F 10 h 5 mLARGE AREA X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTORS - TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
5/24/1973 F 45 mSUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
5/24/1973 ---COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION MEASUREMENTSBalloon Failure
5/29/1973 F 10 h 40 mHODOSCOPE--- No Data ---
6/15/1973 F 8 h 40 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/16/1973 F 12 h 30 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/19/1973 F 6 h 20 mHIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
6/19/1973 ---VERTICAL PROFILE OF WATER VAPOUR, AEROSOLS AND OZONE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
6/21/1973 ---LOW ENERGY X-RAY DETECTORBalloon Failure
6/22/1973 F 14 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/22/1973 F 8 h 30 mLIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTOR--- No Data ---
7/10/1973 F 6 h 45 mHIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
7/10/1973 F 4 h 5 mLOW ENERGY X-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
7/23/1973 F 8 h 45 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/27/1973 ---INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure
7/27/1973 F 6 h 30 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/6/1973 F 5 hX-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
8/9/1973 F 9 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/20/1973 ~ 1 h 30 mGAMMA-10 TELESCOPEBalloon failure at 20 km. As an aftermath the failure of the parachute provoked the free fall of the gondola which resulted destroyed.
8/22/1973 ---VERTICAL PROFILE OF WATER VAPOUR, AEROSOLS AND OZONE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
8/28/1973 F 6 h 30 mX-RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
9/8/1973 F 13 h 50 mDOTTY X-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/8/1973 F 8 h 55 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/9/1973 F 2 hLOW TEMPERATURE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
9/20/1973 F 10 h 45 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/26/1973 ---EMULSION STACK--- No Data ---
9/28/1973 ---GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER + TWO X-RAY DETECTORSBalloon Failure
9/28/1973 F 25 h 25 mEMULSION STACK--- No Data ---
9/29/1973 F 40 h 10 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/1/1973 F 45 h 30 mEMULSION STACK--- No Data ---
10/1/1973 F 30 hCERENKOV LIGHT DETECTORS--- No Data ---
10/3/1973 F 14 hIONIZATION CHAMBERS + CERENKOV COUNTERS--- No Data ---
10/6/1973 F 10 hGAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER + TWO X-RAY DETECTORS--- No Data ---
10/8/1973 ---LARGE AREA X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTORSBalloon Failure
10/8/1973 F 21 h 10 mEMULSION STACK--- No Data ---
10/12/1973 F 11 h 40 mCOSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS + UV TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/17/1973 F 9 h 30 mLARGE AREA X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTORS--- No Data ---
10/17/1973 F 3 hIONIZATION CHAMBER + OZONE SENSOR--- No Data ---
10/19/19739:48 utc16 h 30 mSTRATCOM - IV (Stratospheric Composition)Near Geiger, Alabama, US
10/19/1973 F 9 h 30 mIONIZATION CHAMBERS + CERENKOV COUNTERS--- No Data ---
10/26/197318:50 cdtF 4 h 20 mFAR INFRARED SPECTROMETERAnniston, Alabama, US
10/29/1973 F 4 h 50 mTWIN INFRARED CORONOGRAPH--- No Data ---
11/11/1973 ---MICRO-METEORITE COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
11/15/1973 F 4 h 50 mMICRO-METEORITE COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
11/16/1973 ---VERTICAL PROFILE OF WATER VAPOUR, AEROSOLS AND OZONE MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
11/16/1973 ---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
12/10/1973 ---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
1/7/1974 F 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION - DUMMY FLIGHT--- No Data ---
1/12/1974 F 4 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
1/20/1974 ---BROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
1/21/1974 F 11 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
1/21/1974 F 1 h 5 mTEST FLIGHT OF BALLOON--- No Data ---
1/28/1974 F 2 h 55 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
1/31/1974 ---TEST FLIGHT OF NYLON BALLOONBalloon failure
2/3/1974 F 6 h 5 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/16/1974 F 8 h 5 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
2/16/1974 F 4 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
2/25/1974 F 3 h 45 mWHOLE AIR SAMPLER--- No Data ---
3/13/1974 F 4 h 50 mCOSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
3/29/1974 F 6 hTEST FLIGHT OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON--- No Data ---
4/5/1974 F 5 h 25 mX-RAY EMISSION FROM THE CRAB NEBULA--- No Data ---
4/5/1974 F 2 h 55 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
4/9/1974 ---COSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
4/12/1974 F 1 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
4/16/1974 F 1 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
4/23/1974 F 4 h 20 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
4/25/1974 F 8 hHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
5/3/1974 F 11 h 35 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/4/1974 F 29 h 50 mGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/6/1974 F 19 h 55 mMAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
5/7/1974 F 35 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/9/1974 F 4 h 42 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
5/11/1974 F 11 h 40 mCOSMIC RAY MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
5/17/197416:29 cdt1 h 35 mBEFS (Balloon Electric Field Sensor)--- No Data ---
5/19/1974 F 7 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
6/2/1974 F 11 h 15 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
6/10/1974 F 5 h 45 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
6/10/1974 F 6 h 55 mGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
6/17/1974 F 4 h 5 mMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/17/1974 F 8 h 30 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
6/21/1974 F 8 h 50 mX-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
7/11/1974 F 6 hMPI DOUBLE COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/17/1974 F 5 h 25 mLOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
7/22/1974 F 6 h 15 mHIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPENear Van Horn, Texas, US
7/23/1974 F 9 h 20 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/24/1974 F 4 hLIQUID HELIUM SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
7/31/1974 F 4 h 25 mLGT (Large Gamma-ray Telescope)--- No Data ---
8/12/1974 F 21 hTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
8/13/1974 F 5 h 10 mBROADBAND DIFFERENTIAL RADIOMETERS--- No Data ---
8/22/1974 F 6 h 40 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
9/4/1974 F 7 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM--- No Data ---
9/6/1974 F 8 hTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
9/22/1974 F 12 h 15 mAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
9/23/1974 F 6 h 45 mINFRARED SCANNING INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
9/27/1974 F 4 h 50 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
9/29/1974 F 12 h 5 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/30/1974 F 4 h 20 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
10/1/19741:30 cdtF 3 h 20 mMASS ESPECTROMETERNear Huntsville, Texas, US
10/2/1974 F 11 h 45 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
10/6/1974 F 41 h 10 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/9/1974 F 8 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
10/9/1974 F 6 h 15 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
10/11/1974 F 8 hTEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM--- No Data ---
10/11/1974 F 2 h 25 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
10/12/1974 F 6 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
10/12/1974 F 7 h 50 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
10/17/1974 F 41 h 45 mMAGELLAN (Micrometeorite Collector)--- No Data ---
10/18/1974 F 11 h 30 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
10/20/1974 F 8 h 55 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
10/23/1974 F 8 h 20 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
10/24/1974 F 3 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
11/5/1974 F 3 h 55 mMEASUREMENTS IN FAR INFRARED--- No Data ---
11/6/1974 F 6 h 15 mENGINEERING TEST OF A SATELLITE EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
11/12/1974 F 45 mPARACHUTE TEST--- No Data ---
11/25/1974 F 50 mMEASUREMENTS OF ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS OF ATOMIC OXYGEN--- No Data ---
12/3/1974 F 2 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC STUDY--- No Data ---
12/17/1974 F 8 h 25 mTEST FLIGHT OF THE GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE TO BE PLACED IN THE HEAO SATELLITE--- No Data ---
1/6/1975 ---X-RAY TELESCOPEBalloon failure
2/7/1975 F 20 mMEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES--- No Data ---
2/9/1975 F 4 h 30 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
2/10/1975 ---CRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)Balloon failure
2/12/1975 F 5 h 20 mBUGS-2 (Bristol University Gas Scintillator)--- No Data ---
2/20/1975 F 6 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
3/14/1975 ---X-RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure
3/14/1975 F 11 h 25 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
3/25/1975 F 3 h 30 mAIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)--- No Data ---
4/3/1975 ---AIROscope (Ames Infrared Observatory telescope)Balloon failure
4/15/1975 ---TEST FLIGHT OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON--- No Data ---
5/1/1975 F 37 h 20 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/7/1975 ---TEST OF BALLOON DESTRUCTION LINE--- No Data ---
5/8/1975 F 29 h 20 mEMULSION CHAMBER--- No Data ---
5/8/1975 F 16 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/10/1975 F 9 h 40 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
5/10/19751:45 utcF 23 h 50 mGAMMA RAY BURST DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/13/1975 F 26 h 25 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/17/1975 F 10 h 20 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/17/1975 F 9 hSPEKTROSTRATOSKOP--- No Data ---
5/18/1975 F 13 h 40 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/22/197511:40 utcF 23 hX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
6/1/1975 F 13 h 20 mX-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
6/2/1975 F 7 h 15 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
6/6/1975 F 6 h 10 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
6/11/1975 F 11 h 10 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/12/1975 F 7 h 25 mTEST OF CIP PACKAGE--- No Data ---
6/13/1975 F 4 h 25 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
6/15/1975 F 8 h 50 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/21/1975 F 8 hSUBMILIMETER SURVEY OF THE SKY--- No Data ---
6/23/1975 ---TEST OF RIP LINE AND VALVE--- No Data ---
6/23/1975 F 6 h 20 mX-RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/23/1975 ---TEST OF BALLOON DESTRUCTION LINE--- No Data ---
6/26/1975 ---TEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEMBalloon failure
6/27/1975 F 5 h 20 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
6/27/1975 F 8 h 50 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/1/1975 F 6 h 45 mSUBMILIMETER SURVEY OF THE SKY--- No Data ---
7/1/1975 F 8 h 25 mTEST FLIGHT OF CARRIER BALLOON SYSTEM ELECTRONICS PACKAGE--- No Data ---
7/7/19756:30 cdtF 3 h 20 mMASS ESPECTROMETERW of Midland, Texas, US
7/9/1975 F 5 h 5 mSUBMILIMETER SURVEY OF THE SKY--- No Data ---
7/13/1975 F 4 h 35 mX-RAY EMISSION FROM HER X-1, CYG X-1 AND CYG X-3--- No Data ---
7/18/1975 F 55 mMEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES--- No Data ---
8/29/1975 F 8 h 5 mRADIOMETER I--- No Data ---
8/30/1975 F 7 h 25 m40 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/6/1975 F 9 h 5 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/7/1975 F 8 h 10 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
9/8/1975 F 3 h 45 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
9/15/1975 ---HIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPHBalloon Failure
9/16/1975 F 8 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
9/21/19757:48 cdtF 16 h 10 mMASS ESPECTROMETERPayload freefall from 30 km. Impact 6.5 miles from Mexican border near Del Rio, Texas, US
9/22/1975 F 9 h 30 m40 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
9/23/1975 ---SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERBalloon failure at launch
9/25/1975 F 12 h 50 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
9/26/1975 F 29 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
9/28/1975 F 53 h 50 mBUGS-2 (Bristol University Gas Scintillator)--- No Data ---
9/30/1975 ---COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/4/1975 F 12 h 50 mTEST FLIGHT OF SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON--- No Data ---
10/5/1975 F 14 h 30 mGAMMA RAY BURSTS OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
10/7/1975 F 42 h 45 mCOSMIC RAY ELECTRON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/9/1975 F 9 h 25 mHARD X-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
10/10/1975 F 7 h 55 mINFRARED OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
10/17/1975 F 70 hMICRO-METEORITE COLLECTOR--- No Data ---
10/18/1975 F 4 h 20 mHIGH RESOLUTION UV SPECTROGRAPH--- No Data ---
10/19/1975 F 2 h 15 mMEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS--- No Data ---
10/27/1975 F 7 hGAMMA RAY BURSTS OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
10/28/1975 F 4 hTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
10/30/1975 F 9 h 20 m40 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
11/4/1975 F 7 h 30 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
11/6/1975 F 8 h 25 mNEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTOR--- No Data ---
1/12/1976 F 30 mMEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS--- No Data ---
1/17/1976 F 11 h 55 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
1/17/1976 F 5 h 55 mMEASUREMENTS OF HALOCARBONS AND METHANE IN THE ATMOSPHERE--- No Data ---
1/27/1976 F 2 h 10 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
1/30/1976 ---X-RAY TELESCOPEBalloon failure
2/8/1976 F 13 h 5 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
2/26/1976 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
2/27/1976 F 5 h 30 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)--- No Data ---
3/9/1976 F 12 h 20 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
3/17/1976 F 55 mTRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
3/22/1976 ---SPECTRUM OF COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATIONBalloon failure
3/31/1976 F 8 hSPECTRUM OF COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATIONNear Aiken, South Carolina, US
4/1/1976 ---MEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES--- No Data ---
4/1/1976 F 4 h 55 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
4/4/1976 F 1 h 45 mMEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES--- No Data ---
4/6/1976 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
4/8/1976 F 6 h 45 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/21/1976 F 9 h 55 mSPECTRUM OF SUBMILLIMETER COSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION--- No Data ---
4/21/1976 ---DETECTION OF TRACE MOLECULAR SPECIES IN STRATOSPHEREBalloon failure
4/22/1976 F 9 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONNear Arcadia, Louisiana, US
4/25/1976 F 9 h 20 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/2/1976 F 25 mMEASUREMENTS OF VARIOUS STRATOSPHERIC SPECIES--- No Data ---
5/2/1976 F 11 h 20 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/10/1976 F 19 h 15 mNRL HARD X-RAY OBSERVATORY--- No Data ---
5/10/19767:20 CSDTF 5 h 15 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONInside the Lake O' The Pines, Texas, US
5/15/1976 F 1 h 30 mMEASUREMENTS OF STRATOSPHERIC AEROSOLS--- No Data ---
5/15/1976 F 8 h 20 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/18/1976 F 12 h 25 mMICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
5/19/1976 F 9 h 10 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)In Ranger, Texas, US
5/20/1976 F 40 hSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERIn the Navarro Mills Lake, Navarro County, Texas, US
5/28/1976 F 7 h 45 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/3/1976 ---COSMIC RAY DETECTORBalloon failure
6/10/1976 F 13 h 55 mCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
6/16/1976 F 8 h 30 mFAR INFRARED PHOTOMETRY--- No Data ---
6/24/1976 F 12 hRADIOMETER II--- No Data ---
7/6/1976 F 6 h 40 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
7/7/1976 F 10 h 45 mFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/28/1976 F 1 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
8/4/197620:21 CDT9 h 14 mCABBAGE (Cornell-Arizona Balloon-Borne Astronomy Group Experiment)Near Eldorado, Texas, US
8/11/1976 F 11 h 50 mRADIOMETER III--- No Data ---
8/25/1976 ---ENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
9/1/1976 F 11 h 55 mPROPAGATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM LIGHTING--- No Data ---
9/3/1976 F 8 h 20 mCOSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION STUDY--- No Data ---
9/8/1976 ---ENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
9/15/1976 F 10 h 40 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/16/1976 F 11 h 5 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
9/23/1976 F 26 hHIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/24/1976 F 20 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONBalloon Failure
9/29/1976 F 27 h 20 mX-RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
9/30/1976 ---SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERBalloon Failure
10/2/1976 F 1 h 20 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS PROGRAM--- No Data ---
10/9/1976 F 13 h 30 mGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/11/1976 F 28 hCOSMIC RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/13/1976 F 5 h 15 mDUAL REFLECTIVE CORONOGRAPH--- No Data ---
10/14/1976 F 6 hENGINEERING TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
10/20/1976 F 7 hBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
10/21/1976 F 3 h60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPEPayload destroyed in free fall due to parachute malfunction.
11/10/1976 F 2 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
11/29/197617:35 CST13 h 10 m41 INCH INFRARED TELESCOPE8 km NW of Opelika, Alabama, US
12/2/1976 F 2 h 40 mENGINEERING AND TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
12/3/1976 F 3 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
12/8/1976 F 1 h 30 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
12/16/1976 ---SKY ANCHOR TEST--- No Data ---
12/16/197617:35 CST8 h41 INCH INFRARED TELESCOPENear Uniontown, Alabama, US
1/11/1977 F 30 mTEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE TAPES--- No Data ---
1/11/1977 F 30 mTEST OF RADAR REFLECTIVE TAPES--- No Data ---
2/16/1977 F 12 h 15 mCOSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND STUDY--- No Data ---
2/28/1977 F 4 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
3/8/1977 F 3 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS OF AEROSOLS AND TRACE GASES--- No Data ---
4/5/1977 F 6 hTEST FLIGHT - THERMAL STUDIES--- No Data ---
4/6/1977 F 1 h 5 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
4/18/1977 F 4 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
4/22/1977 F 6 h 20 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
4/25/1977 F 9 h102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/26/1977 F 40 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
4/26/1977 F 55 mSTRATOSPHERIC COMPOSITION STUDY--- No Data ---
5/3/1977 F 2 h 30 mSPECTROPHOTOMETERNear Baytown, Texas, US
5/11/1977 F 14 h 50 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/22/1977 F 30 h 30 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/23/1977 F 17 hNEUTRON AND GAMMA DETECTOR--- No Data ---
5/23/1977 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
5/23/1977 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
5/26/1977 50 hSKY ANCHOR II--- No Data ---
6/1/1977 ---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure
6/6/1977 F 8 h 30 mTHISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)--- No Data ---
6/8/1977 ---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure. Ground Abort
6/10/1977 F 5 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
6/25/1977 F 4 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/14/1977 F 20 mSTRATOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT PROGRAM--- No Data ---
8/2/1977 F 8 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
8/11/1977 F 3 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
8/17/1977 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
8/31/1977 ---PARACHUTE DROP TEST--- No Data ---
9/2/1977 ---SKY ANCHOR IVGround abort
9/3/1977 F 8 hX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/20/1977 F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
9/20/1977 F 17 h 30 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/29/1977 F 29 h 15 mEMULSION CHAMBERS--- No Data ---
10/1/1977 F 20 hMPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/3/197719:09 cdtF 24 hGAMMA RAY DETECTOR--- No Data ---
10/6/1977 ---SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERAborted flight
10/13/1977 15 mSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETERBalloon failure at 2.1 km of altitude
10/18/1977 F 8 h 15 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/19/1977 ---MPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPEBalloon failure during launch
10/25/1977 F 2 h 45 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
10/25/1977 F 30 mHO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
10/26/1977 ---SKY ANCHOR V--- No Data ---
10/27/1977 F 6 h 25 mHARD X-RAY SCINTILLATION COUNTER--- No Data ---
11/7/1977 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
11/11/1977 F 5 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
11/11/1977 ---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
12/1/1977 F 6 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
12/2/1977 F 15 mHO2 MEASUREMENTS--- No Data ---
12/7/1977 F 5 h 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
12/14/1977 F 7 h 55 mINFRARED ASTRONOMY--- No Data ---
1/26/1978 F 5 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
2/28/1978 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
3/9/1978 F 2 h 40 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
3/12/1978 F 5 h 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
3/22/1978 F 11 h 10 mTEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
3/27/1978 F 30 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
4/26/1978 F 8 h 15 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/8/1978 F 6 h 20 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
5/9/1978 ---X-RAY OBSERVATIONS--- No Data ---
5/14/1978 F 9 h 45 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/23/1978 ---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon Failure at an altitude of 20.7 km
5/24/1978 F 8 h 30 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/30/1978 F 8 h 30 mBUSS (Balloon-Borne Ultraviolet Stellar Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
5/30/1978 F 4 hSKY ANCHOR VII--- No Data ---
6/2/1978 F 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at an altitude of 2.7 km
6/5/1978 F 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
6/5/1978 ---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon Failure at launch
6/8/1978 F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
6/9/1978 F 4 h 30 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
6/10/1978 F 6 h 55 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
6/14/1978 ---X-RAY OBSERVATIONSBalloon Failure at launch
6/15/1978 F 11 hGAMMA RAY SPECTROMETER--- No Data ---
6/19/197812:00 utc15 h 47 mSOLAR TELESCOPE + MICHELSON INTERFEROMETER--- No Data ---
7/9/1978 F 9 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
7/18/1978 F 5 h 30 mINFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
7/20/1978 F 4 h 15 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
8/6/1978 F 9 h 45 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND--- No Data ---
8/8/1978 ---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTGound abort due to balloon failure. No flight
9/6/1978 F 9 h 30 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
9/15/1978 F 11 h 30 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/15/1978 F 9 h 30 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
9/20/1978 F 9 h 45 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)--- No Data ---
9/24/1978 F 8 hINFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/24/1978 F 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
9/26/1978 F 5 hSABE 1 (Solar Absorption Balloon Experiment 1)--- No Data ---
9/26/1978 F 33 h 15 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
9/29/1978 F 42 hDOUBLE SCATTER GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/1/1978 ---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at launch
10/2/1978 1 hGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 25.3 km of altitude
10/4/1978 18 h 30 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/6/1978 F 18 hGAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/7/1978 F 6 h 50 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
10/11/1978 F 6 hHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION--- No Data ---
10/17/1978 F 14 h 45 mLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
10/20/1978 ---REEFED BALLOON LAUNCH FEASIBILITY STUDY--- No Data ---
10/24/1978 F 3 h 15 mU.V. EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/27/1978 F 7 h 20 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/28/1978 F 1 h 30 mHEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
10/29/1978 ---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
10/30/1978 F 4 h 30 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
10/30/1978 F 4 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
11/2/1978 F 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
11/8/1978 F 10 h 30 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE--- No Data ---
11/8/1978 F 3 h 25 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
11/8/1978 ---SIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
11/17/1978 F 25 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD--- No Data ---
11/17/1978 F 3 h 15 mSIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
11/18/1978 F 2 h 50 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
11/18/1978 F 3 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
11/30/1978 ---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
12/6/1978 F 4 h 30 mCOMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
12/10/1978 ~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---
12/12/1978 ---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
12/17/1978 ~ 3 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---
1/12/1979 ---SPOOL COMPRESSION TEST--- No Data ---
1/24/1979 ---HEAVY LOAD TESTGround abort
2/9/1979 ---HEAVY LOAD TESTBalloon failure
2/9/1979 F 4 hLIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere)--- No Data ---
2/26/1979 ---COLLAR RESTRAINT TEST--- No Data ---
2/26/1979 F 2 h 20 mCOLLAR RESTRAINT TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
3/5/19797~ 4 hHEAVY LOAD TEST--- No Data ---
3/8/1979 F 5 h 30 mHEAVY LOAD BALLOON TEST--- No Data ---
3/13/1979 ---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
4/4/1979 F 5 h 15 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
4/5/1979 F 5 h 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
4/5/1979 F 4 h 15 mLIP (LIMS Instrument Package)--- No Data ---
4/12/1979 ---HEAVY LOAD BALLOON TESTBalloon failure going to float
4/23/1979 F 9 h 15 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
4/24/1979 F 9 hSIBEX (Submillimetre Infrared Balloon EXperiment)--- No Data ---
4/24/1979 F 16 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
5/5/1979 F 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
5/5/1979 F 3 h 20 mLIMS (Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere)--- No Data ---
5/13/1979 F 19 hMPI LARGE AREA COMPTON TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
5/13/1979 1 hLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)Balloon failure (leaking) at 27 km
5/14/1979 F 9 h 40 mHIGH ENERGY X-RAY EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
5/15/1979 F 29 h 30 mEMULSION CHAMBERS--- No Data ---
5/17/1979 F 2 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES--- No Data ---
5/25/1979 F 9 h 55 mLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)--- No Data ---
5/31/1979 ---TRAINING FLIGHT--- No Data ---
6/3/1979 ---BIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)Balloon failure at release
6/4/1979 F 6 h 30 mLOWERED RETROREFLECTOR TEST - BLISS PROJECT--- No Data ---
6/13/1979 ---GUMPHS (Goddard, University of Maryland Proton Helium Spectrometer)Balloon failure at 17.4 km
6/13/1979 F 6 h 25 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)--- No Data ---
6/14/1979 F 11 h 20 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE--- No Data ---
6/15/1979 F 1 h 30 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD--- No Data ---
6/20/1979 F 15 h 30 mSKY ANCHOR IXNear El Paso, Texas
6/22/19792:04 utcF 9 hSUPERCONDUCTING MAGNET SPECTROMETER8 miles SE of Sierra Blanca, Texas, US
6/28/197921:50 utcF 2 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES9 miles ESE of San Angelo, Texas, US
6/28/197900:50 utcF 7 h 15 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT48 miles SW of Wink, Texas, US
7/22/197918:10 utcF 1 h 25 mCOLLAR RESTRAINT TEST8 miles E of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/6/19792:37 utcF 4 hMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)27 miles SW of Midland , Texas, US
8/7/197912:25 utcF 15 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD35 miles SW of Waco, Texas, US
8/8/197913:00 utcF 2 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION27 miles NE of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/16/19798:10 utcF 2 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES13 miles W of Brady, Texas, US
8/26/197900:00 utcF 10 hFAR INFRARED TELESCOPE5 miles SW of Marfa, Texas, US
8/28/197914:00 utcF 4 h 30 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT23 miles S of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/30/197916:33 utcF 6 h 25 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION13 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
9/6/197912:17 utcF 1 h 15 mOZONE DENSITY STUDIES28.6 miles NE of Junction, Texas, US
9/7/197900:42 utcF 10 h60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE10 miles N of Comstock, Texas, US
9/10/197900:15 utcF 8 h 30 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)11 miles NNW of Wink, Texas, US
9/22/197923:31 utc---60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPEBalloon failure. Payload landed 12 miles NNE of Palestine, Texas, US
9/23/197915:30 utcF 7 h 20 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION5 miles NE of New Braunfels, Texas, US
9/24/197917:37 utc---SPECTROSCOPYBalloon failure in launch pad
9/24/197920:12 utcF 16 h 10 mSPECTROSCOPY4.5 miles NW of Wink, Texas, US
9/25/197912:40 utcF 9 h 30 mEOSCOR III (Extended Observation of Solar COsmic Radiation)9 miles NW of Glen Rose, Texas, US
9/26/197913:54 utcF 15 mIN-SITU OBSERVATIONS BY FLUORESCENCE METHOD10 miles ENE of Franklin, Texas, US
9/27/197900:22 utcF 25 h 30 mJACEE 1 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)35 Miles Sw Ft. Stockton, Texas, US
9/28/197900:25 utcF 46 h 15 mX-RAY SURVEY EXPEIMENT2 miles Se Brownwood, Texas, US
9/30/197900:09 utcF 26 h 25 mMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE30 miles NW of Palacios, Texas, US
10/5/197900:00 utcF 15 h 30 mGAMMA-RAY EXPERIMENT27 miles NW of Beaumont, Texas, US
10/6/197923:13 utcF 29 h 50 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US
10/16/197923:35 utcF 18 h 40 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE14 miles NE of Minden, Louisiana, US
10/17/197914:17 utcF 25 h 25 mEOSCOR III (Extended Observation of Solar COsmic Radiation)20 miles W of Columbia, Tennessee, US
10/18/197910:18 utcF 15 h 25 mHARD X-RAY DETECTOR19.2 miles SW of Knoxville, Tennessee, US
10/23/197923:09 utcF 12 h 30 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT20 miles SW of San Antonio, Texas, US
10/25/197923:14 utcF 9 h 25 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)45 miles SW of Monroe, Louisiana, US
11/2/197915:31 utcF 5 h 45 mLOWERED RETROREFLECTOR TEST - BLISS PROJECT15 miles NW of Natchez, Mississippi, US
11/3/197915:24 utcF 25 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES2 miles NW of Newellton, Louisiana, US
11/14/197919:22 utcF 6 h 30 mLHR (Laser Heterodyne Radiometer)11 miles SW of Laurel, Mississippi, US
11/15/197922:52 utcF 14 h 30 mSUB MILLIMITER SURVEY35 miles NNW of Mobile, Alabama, US
11/16/197922:47 utcF 11 h 30 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT25 miles NE of McComb, Texas, US
12/9/197923:46 utcF 10 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT2 miles NW of Starkville, Mississippi, US
1/17/198023:16 utcF 18 h 55 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND15 miles W of Tyler, Texas, US
2/26/198016:49 utcF 6 h 30 mTEST OF OUTER CAP BALLOON2 miles SW of Palestine, Texas, US
2/27/19809:42 utcF 7 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES5 miles S of Rising Star, Texas, US
3/18/198018:23 utcF 5 h 30 mTEST OF RAVEN BALLOON5 miles N of Forest, Mississippi, US
4/15/198011:50 utcF 9 h 50 mFASTIE-EBER SPECTROMETER7 miles S of Winsboro, Louisiana, US
4/19/198013:18 utcF 8 h 20 mBALLOON-BORNE LIDAR5 miles N of Bunkie, Louisiana, US
4/20/198000:40 utcF 6 h 50 mU.V. EXPERIMENT25 miles S of Paucheville, Louisiana, US
4/20/198013:36 utcF 3 h 25 mSTRATOSPHERIC OZONE MEASUREMENTS5 miles N of Tylertown, Mississippi, US
5/6/19809:44 utcF 6 h 40 mFABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETER35 miles SW of Newton, Texas, US
5/7/198000:38 utcF 20 h 45 mX-RAY EXPERIMENTPayload destroyed in free fall. Impact 5 miles SSW of Woodville, Texas, US
5/9/198016:07 utc46 hHEXE (High Energy X-Ray Experiment)17 miles E of Seminole, Texas, US
5/10/198000:09 utc3 hLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)Balloon failure at 22 km. Payload landed 25 miles NE of Nacogodches, Texas, US
5/17/198017:43 utcF 38 h 25 mCOSMIC RAY PHYSICS EXPERIMENT15 miles N of Sierra Blanca Texas, US
5/17/198014:16 utcF 25 hMISO - GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE25 miles SW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
5/20/198023:59 utcF 7 h 45 mU.V. EXPERIMENT5 Miles SE of Richland, Texas, US
5/22/198017:57 utc---TRAINING FLIGHT34 Miles NW of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/23/198012:38 utcF 12 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES36 Miles NNE of Austin, Texas, US
6/23/198000:41 utcF 11 h 20 mINFRARED EXPERIMENT14 Miles SW of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US
6/26/198012:04 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES25 Miles N of Big Lake, Texas, US
6/27/198012:22 utcF 10 h 10 mHARD X-RAY DETECTOR14 Miles SE of Van Horn,Texas, US
6/27/198023:57 utcF 13 hX-RAY EXPERIMENT24 Miles SW of Deming, New Mexico, US
7/24/198014:13 utcF 5 h 10 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION14 Miles S of Brownwood,Texas, US
8/15/198000:18 utcF 9 h 55 mSUB MILLIMITER SURVEY6 Miles NE of Garden City, Texas, US
8/22/198015:06 utcF 2 h 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESIn Rising, Texas, US
8/27/198000:30 utcF 8 h 20 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)10 Miles N of Odessa, Texas, US
9/4/198000:20 utcF 9 h 45 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System) + UV EXPERIMENT25 Miles NW of Juction, Texas, US
9/12/198000:00 utcF 13 hBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)29 Miles NW of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/14/198016:56 utcF 1 hGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT5 Miles N of Blooming Grove, Texas, US
9/24/198015:10 utcF 36 h 15 mLEGS (Low Energy Gamma-ray Spectrometer)15 Miles S of Alamagordo, New Mexico, US
9/24/198018:07 utcF 29 h 20 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT10 Miles SW of Eunice, Texas, US
9/30/198016:13 utcF 17 h 20 mGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT3 Miles SW of Hattiesburg, Missouri, US
10/1/198000:51 utcF 37 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY ELECTRON TELESCOPE1 Mile W of Emannual, Georgia, US
10/1/198023:28 utcF 11 hBELL/SANDIA GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE15 Miles NW of McComb, Missouri, US
10/4/198023:02 utcF 15 hXG EXPERIMENT17 Miles N of Meridian, Mississippi, US
10/6/198023:28 utcF 31 hGAMMA-RAY EXPERIMENT10 Miles NW of Roanoke, Virginia, US
10/7/198012:36 utcF 33 h 30 mJACEE 2 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)11 Miles of Elkins, West Virginia, US
10/10/198016:55 utcF 21 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES5 Miles SW of Blakey, Georgia, US
10/20/198017:04 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES10 Miles SE of Palestine, Texas, US
10/20/198022:54 utc16 h102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE14 Miles S of Arcadia, Louisiana, US
10/20/198015:35 utcF 11 hBALLOON-BORNE LIDARFree fall of the payload. Impact 2 Miles NW of Bogalusa, Louisiana, US
10/22/198023:35 utcF 12 h 20 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT--- No Data ---
10/23/198017:24 utcF 12 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 Miles N of Greenville, Mississippi, US
10/25/198022:46 utcF 15 h 45 mGOLDENER DRACHE TELESKOP5 Miles W of Morton, Mississippi, US
11/19/198022:59 utcF 8 h60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE + POLARIMETER15 Miles E of Guitman, Mississippi, US
12/3/198023:18 utcF 15 h 45 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE5 Miles SW of Singer, Louisiana, US
12/10/198023:39 utcF 13 h 15 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND5 Miles SE of Fairmont, Georgia, US
2/19/198117:47 utc11 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES / STUB DUCT TEST FLIGHT10 Miles SE of Manny, Louisiana, US
2/20/198115:20 utcF 11 hBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)5 Miles W Of Newton , Texas, US
3/20/198112:18 utcF 6 h 15 mSTUB DUCT TEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
3/24/198114:30 utc---STATIC LAUNCH TESTNsbf Launch Pad
4/6/198108:14 utcF 12 hCOMMUNICATION TEST20 Miles SW of Montgomery, Alabama, US
4/6/198112:56 utcF 9 h 20 mCOMMUNICATION TEST10 Miles S of Laurel, Mississippi, US
4/24/198115:20 utc---TEST FLIGHT OF BALLOON MADE OF NEW MATERIALBalloon failure at launch
4/25/198114:01 utcF 12 hHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION11 Miles E of El Dorado, Arkansas, US
5/7/198100:46 utcF 22 hMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)3 Miles NW of Mineola, Texas, US
5/7/198104:35 utcF 5 hUV O3 PHOTOMETER + LYMAN ALPHA HYGROMETER10 Miles SW of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/7/198100:08 utcF 21 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES15 Miles NE of Gainesville, Texas, US
5/11/198114:47 utcF 15 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES26 Miles W of Ft. Stockton, Texas, US
5/11/198123:40 utcF 18 h 40 mBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)23 Miles SE of Ft. Stockton, Texas, US
6/6/198112:35 utcF 24 hGAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT18 Miles SW of Corona, New Mexico, US
6/7/198116:57 utcF 5 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES / STUB DUCT TEST FLIGHT7 Miles SW of Dublin, Texas, US
6/8/198101:21 utcF 11 h 30 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES14 Miles SW of Coleman, Texas, US
6/30/198100:11 utcF 12 h 30 mOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND40 Miles N of Pecos, Texas, US
7/2/198100:13 utcF 13 hOBSERVATIONS OF ANISOTROPIES OF COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND30 Miles SW of Pecos Texas, US
7/24/1981 ---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONBalloon failure during inflation
7/25/198113:07 utcF 7 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION43 miles NW of Big Springs, Texas, US
8/11/198113:05 utcF 6 h 20 mSTUB DUCT TEST FLIGHT8 miles NE of Colman, Texas, US
8/22/198123:54 utc13 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT13 miles S of Midland, Texas, US
9/5/198117:09 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION30 miles E of Waco, Texas, US
9/6/198100:01 utc15 h 50 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)20 miles SE of Pecos, Texas, US
9/10/198100:27 utcF 12 h 20 mU.V. EXPERIMENT51 miles S of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/12/198100:05 utcF 15 h 45 mGOLDENER DRACHE TELESKOP30 miles W of Ozona, Texas, US
9/14/198100:37 utc15 h 25 m60 CM INFRARED TELESCOPE12 miles W of Brownwood, Texas, US
9/19/198114:42 utc---ULTRAVIOLET EXPERIMENT5 miles W of Alto, Texas, US
9/21/198100:53 utcF 22 h 30 mCRYOGENIC SAMPLER (NCAR)10 miles S of Vernon, Texas, US
9/23/198123:58 utc13 h 40 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles SW of Waco, Texas, US
9/23/198114:44 utcF 25 h 15 mULTRAVIOLET EXPERIMENT35 miles W of Pecos, Texas, US
9/28/198112:26 utc22 hHEXE (High Energy X-Ray Experiment)32 miles SW of Dalhart, Texas, US
9/28/198115:39 utcF 26 hXG EXPERIMENT20 miles SE of Portales, NeW Mexico, US
9/30/198100:16 utc---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 53.000 ft. Landing 8 miles SW of Alto, Texas, US
10/10/1981ABORT---JACEE 3 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment) - FailureAborted Flight
10/19/198123:50 utc18 h 10 mCOSMIC BACKGROUND RADIATION22 miles N of Greenwood, Mississippi, US
10/19/198116:39 utcF 7 h 54 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES28 miles SW of Longview, Texas, US
11/4/198123:41 utc~ 12.00 hRADIOMETER 90 GHZ6 miles SE of Leaksville, Mississippi, US
11/4/198113:27 utc10 h 20 mNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER25 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
11/20/198123:18 utcF 8 h 30 mENGINEERING TEST FLIGHT3 miles S of Clinton, Louisiana, US
12/9/198114:40 utcF 4 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES21 miles of Natchez, Mississippi, US
1/26/1982FAILURE---ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHTBalloon failure at launch
2/1/198200:32 utcF 10 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT5 miles N of Hamilton, Alabama, US
3/24/198216:23 utc9 h 10 mSTRAIN GAGE TEST FLIGHT40 miles E of Monroe, Louisiana, US
4/1/198200:50 utcF 22 h 10 mCIP II (Consolidated Instrument Package II) - TEST FLIGHT20 miles S of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
4/24/198200:38 utcF 9 h 40 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
4/27/198200:45 utc~ 12.00 hRADIOMETER 90 GHZ3 miles NW of Palquemine, Louisiana, US
5/3/198200:22 utc13 h 30 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT10 miles SE of Jena, Louisiana, US
5/4/198200:12 utcF 12 h 30 mGOLDENER DRACHE TELESKOP50 miles SW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
5/8/198212:20 utcF 35 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT18 miles NW of Mccomb, Mississippi, US
5/16/198200:31 utcF 16 h 55 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Crockett, Texas, US
5/19/198201:16 utcF 11 h 20 mU.V. EXPERIMENT26 miles W of Austin, Texas, US
5/22/198214:37 utcF 9 hCIP II (Consolidated Instrument Package II) - TEST FLIGHT4 miles S of Old Dime Box, Texas, US
5/30/198200:55 utc---FAR INFRARED EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 62.500 ft. Payload landed 5 miles NE of Alto, Texas, US
6/2/198200:02 utcF 8 h 50 mU.V. EXPERIMENT20 miles N of Uvalde, Texas, US
6/4/198200:04 utc19 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT25 miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
6/5/198200:44 utcF 14 h 50 mMIFRASO (Milano - FRAscati - Southampton)19 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
6/17/198215:05 utc11 h 55 mMSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)35 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
6/21/198220:06 utcF 8 hINFRARED GRATING SPECTROMETER30 miles S of Brownwood, Texas, US
6/22/198212:06 utcF 9 h 40 mX-RAY EXPERIMENT17 miles W of Orla, Texas, US
6/26/198214:28 utcF 3 h 50 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES42 miles ENE of Waco, Texas, US
7/8/198212:00 utc11 h 40 mNO/NO2 CHEMILUMINESCENCE DETECTOR + UV O3 PHOTOMETER12 miles SW of Colman, Texas, US
7/8/198200:23 utcF 8 h 50 m102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE10 miles NNE of Lampasas, Texas, US
7/12/198218:21 utc11 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles E of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
7/21/198212:59 utc7 h 30 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION38 miles NNE of San Angelo, Texas, US
7/29/198213:58 utcF 10 h 40 mFLIGHT TEST OF LINE DEPLOYMENT25 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, US
8/2/198200:47 utc9 h 40 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles NE of Junction, Texas, US
9/5/198201:00 utc---EXPERIMENTO EN INFRARROJO LEJANOLaunch Pad / Nsbf
9/6/198200:44 utc18 h 25 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT15 miles E of Abilene, Texas, US
9/7/198200:22 utc15 h 10 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)8 miles SE of Taylor, Texas, US
9/15/198213:53 utcF 11 h 10 mREEL DOWN SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS5 miles N of Jacksonville, Texas, US
9/17/198213:00 utcF 33 h 30 mCOSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT25 miles SW of Lafayette, Louisiana, US
9/17/198223:56 utcF 13 h 45 mBIRAP (Balloon InfraRed Astronomy Platform)38 miles SSW of Longview, Texas, US
9/22/198220:28 utcF 18 h 25 mPROJECT STRATOPROBE15 miles N of Beaumont, Texas, US
9/22/198217:18 utcF 26 h 50 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION17 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
9/22/198217:08 utc29 h 10 mBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)5 miles N of Grapeland, Texas, US
9/22/198220:41 utc---BIC - NPL GONDOLABalloon failure. Landing 6 miles W of Grapeland, Texas, US
9/24/198216:16 utc---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENTBalloon failure at 44.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SE of Crockett, Texas, US
9/30/198200:36 utc~1 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)Balloon failure at 60.000 ft. Landing 20 miles SW of Frankston, Texas, US
10/4/198223:38 utc---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS30 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
10/5/198215:56 utc37 hBIC - NPL GONDOLA7 miles N of Dyersburg, Tennesee, US
10/16/198223:09 utc12 h 25 mCAMERA POINTING SYSTEM TEST20 miles NW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
10/25/198215:13 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles W of Jackson, Mississippi, US
1/23/198316:44 utc9 h 55 mFIRS (Far InfraRed Spectrometer)8 miles W of Jena, Louisiana, US
4/16/198318:37 utc---INFRARED GRATING SPECTROMETER20 miles E of Jackson, Mississippi, US
4/16/198315:42 utc---VALIDATION OF SME (Solar Mesosphere Explorer) SATELLITE DATA35 miles SE of Vicksburg, Mississippi, US
5/5/198300:11 utc7 h 40 mFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT8 miles W of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US
5/16/198318:23 utc2 hFIRS (Far InfraRed Spectrometer)Balloon burst during ascent. Payload recovered 20 miles N of Nacogdoches, Texas, US
5/16/198318:20 utc---BIC - NPL GONDOLAGround abort launch. Payload come to rest in NSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
5/16/198313:04 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES15 miles SE of Center, Texas, US
5/21/198313:05 utc---COLLAR RESTRAINT TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
5/22/198314:50 utc---COLLAR RESTRAINT TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
5/25/198300:06 utc14 hFAR INFRARED EXPERIMENT10 miles N of Conroe, Texas, US
5/26/198316:23 utc---ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHTBalloon failed. Payload landed 12 miles SW of Nacogdoches, Texas, US
5/30/198315:20 utc---CRYOGEN GAS REPLENISHMENTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
6/16/198317:29 utc21 h 30 mBALLOON MATERIAL TEST3 miles S of Jacksonville, Texas, US
6/17/198315:30 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION23 miles E of Pecos, Texas, US
6/17/198315:27 utc15h 15 mBMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)30 miles SE of Salt Flat, Texas, US
6/20/198316:42 utc---BIC - NPL GONDOLA35 miles E of El Paso, Texas, US
6/20/198316:45 utc15 hFIRS (Far InfraRed Spectrometer)25 miles SW of Pecos, Texas, US
7/9/198300:37 utc10 h 15 mCOSMIC BACKGROUND EXPERIMENT25 miles W of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
7/10/198316:05 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles of Lake Whitney, Texas, US
7/12/198314:28 utc5 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION45 miles NE of Abilene, Texas, US
7/18/198314:31 utc---MSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)15 miles NW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
8/25/198312:15 utc---ISUS (Imaging Stratospheric Ultraviolet Spectrometer)5 miles NE of Lowake, Texas, US
9/17/1983 13 h 45 mPAYLOAD UNKNOWN--- No Data ---
9/22/198313:32 utc5 hATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES7 miles S of Jacksonville, Texas, US
9/23/198323:43 utc~3 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)4 miles NE of Crocket, Texas, US
9/23/198300:09 utc59 hJACEE 4 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)13 miles W of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
9/26/198313:10 utc---CRYOGEN GAS REPLENISHMENT5 miles N of Tomball, Texas, US
9/26/198323:34 utc---FAR INFRARED MEASUREMENTSBalloon failure. Payload landed 1 mile S of Palestine, Texas, US
9/29/198315:28 utc---BELL/SANDIA GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE4 miles S of York, Alabama, US
9/30/198312:57 utc12 hHEGCS (High Energy Gas Cerenkov Spectrometer)24 miles N of Shreveport, Louisiana, US
10/5/198300:03 utc---X-RAY ASTRONOMYBaloon burst at 53.000 ft. Payload recovered 10 miles W of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/10/198323:40 utc8 h 20 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES35 miles S of Monroe, Louisiana, US
10/10/198323:42 utc7 h 48 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES1 mile N of Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
10/11/198300:05 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES19 miles NW of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/13/198314:29 utc10 h 10 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES5 miles W of Natchitoches, Louisiana, US
10/16/198314:56 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)28 miles NE of Monroe, Louisiana, US
10/18/198315:21 utc---TEST BALLOON MATERIAL8 miles NE of Bastrop, Louisiana, US
10/24/198313:35 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon failure. Payload landed 3 miles NE of Alto, Texas, Us
10/27/198310:58 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES1 mile S of New Lexington, Alabama, US
10/27/198314:01 utc8 hBALLOON-BORNE LIDAR33 miles SW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
10/28/198323:49 utc13 h 50 mSIRIS (Stratospheric InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)25 miles ENE of Bugalusa, Louisiana, US
11/11/198322:43 utc10 h 45 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES34 miles SE of Jackson, Mississippi, US
11/16/198323:03 utc---COSMIC BACKGROUD20 miles E of Dothan, Alabama, US
11/16/198316:06 utc---TEST MATERIAL35 miles S of McComb, Kansas, US
1/11/198415:07 utc---VOR TEST FLIGHT20 miles WSW of Meridan, Mississippi, US
3/21/198414:50 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles N of Laurel, Mississippi, US
3/25/198414:30 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES27 miles SE of Natches, Mississippi, US
4/6/198400:20 utc---102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE5 miles S of Kileen, Texas, US
4/9/198413:16 utc---TEST BALLOON MATERIALBalloon failure. Payload landed 55 miles S of Longview, Texas, US
5/9/198421:38 utc---GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS19 miles E of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/9/198412:20 utc---X-RAY EXPERIMENT35 miles NW of Lake Charles, Louisiana, US
5/11/198411:17 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES9 miles E of Palestine, Texas, US
5/14/19840:18 utc38 hHEIST (High Energy Isotope Spectrometer Telescope)46 miles SW of San Antonio, Texas, US
5/15/19840:14 utc---GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS10 miles NW of San Marcos, Texas, US
5/23/198415:32 utc---VOR TEST FLIGHT23 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
6/15/198414:18 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)Balloon failure. Payload landed 14 miles SSE of Waco, Texas, US
7/19/198413:16 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION40 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/31/198412:38 utc---AF QUALIFICATION40 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/12/19840:35 utc---INFRARED MEASUREMENTSBalloon failure. Payload landed 12 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
9/14/19840:51 utc---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTS4 miles S of Rock Springs, Texas, US
9/14/198415:46 utc---REEL DOWN SYSTEM FOR IN-SITU MEASUREMENTS15 miles SE of Brownwood, Texas, US
9/24/19840:01 utc---GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS10 miles SE of Fairfield, Texas, US
9/28/198415:36 utc---BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR10 miles SW of Corsicana, Texas, US
10/1/198414:16 utc15 hJACEE 5 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)3 miles NE of Conroe, Texas, US
10/1/198414:25 utc32 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)4 miles N of Mabank, Texas, US
10/3/198400:20 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESBalloon failure. Payload landed 1 Mile N of Lufkin, Texas, US
10/7/198423:37 utc---INFRARED MEADUREMENTSBalloon failure. Payload landed 13 Miles SE of Henderson, Louisiana (?), US
10/8/198423:41 utc---ULTRAVIOLET MEASUREMENTSBalloon failure. Payload landed 15 Miles E of Jacksonville, Mississippi (?), US
10/8/198423:43 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 Miles E of Cleveland, Mississippi (?), US
10/29/198416:48 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)2 Miles S of Jonesboro, Louisiana, US
10/30/198415:58 utc---MSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)20 Miles SE of Jackson, Mississippi, US
11/6/198415:47 utc---SIRIS (Stratospheric InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)19 Miles E of Picayune, Mississippi, US
11/12/198422:49 utc---RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION15 Miles W of Monroeville, Alabama (?), US
1/8/198517:04 utc---TEST BALLOON MATERIALBalloon failure. Payload landed near Shreveport, Louisiana, US
3/22/198516:08 utc---TEST BALLOON MATERIALBalloon failure. Payload landed 3 Miles of Logansport, Louisiana, US
4/13/19851:13 utc---DICKE RADIOMETER33 Miles E of Longview, Texas, US
5/9/198516:01 utc---BMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)40 Miles SW of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US
5/15/198511:52 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION22 Miles S of Jackson, Mississippi, US
5/19/19857:40 utc---PROJECT STRATOPROBE22 miles N Lampassas, Texas, Us
5/19/198513:24 utc27 h 30 mPARTICLE SAMPLER + COSMIC DUST COLLECTOR29 miles NE Waco, Texas, Us
5/22/19850:34 utc---NAVIGATION TEST30 miles E Waco, Texas, Us
5/24/198512:03 utc---GONDOLA DYNAMIC TEST7 miles S Alto, Texas, Us
5/24/1985ABORT---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCESAborted launch. NSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
6/8/19851:28 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES43 miles S Palestine, Texas, Us
6/10/19851:51 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES15 miles SW of Mexia, Texas, Us
6/13/19851:54 utc---PROJECT STRATOPROBE50 miles SE of Ft. Stockton, Texas, Us
6/20/198513:07 utc---TEST BALLOON MATERIAL10 miles SE of Winters, Texas, Us
6/30/198512:24 utc---BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR7 miles NW of McCamey, Texas, Us
7/5/198519:50 utc---INFRARED GRATING SPECTROMETER20 miles NW of Ozona, Texas, Us
7/12/198513:23 utc---MSBS (Mass Spectrometer-Beam System)33 miles NW of Pecos, Texas, Us
7/12/198515:08 utc6 h 9 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION35 miles W of San Angelo, Texas, Us
8/2/19850:42 utc---TEST OF NAVIGATION18 miles W of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
8/16/198512:32 utc---TEST OF NAVIGATION12 miles SW of Hobbs, New Mexico, US
9/16/198512:38 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES30 miles E of Waco, Texas, Us
10/2/198523:59 utc---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT10 miles SE of Carthage, Texas, Us
10/25/198512:59 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)Balloon failure. Payload landed 8 miles SW of Palestine, Texas, Us
11/4/198523:39 utc---SIRIS (Stratospheric InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)10 miles SW of Nacogdoches, Texas, US
11/4/198515:28 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)8 miles W of Brookhaven, Mississippi, US
12/6/198514:25: utc---BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR5 miles S of Carthage, Texas, US
2/25/198615:04 utc---NAVIGATION TEST35 miles E of McComb, Mississippi, US
3/21/198615:16 utc---FRENCH FILM TEST52 miles SE of Lufkin, Texas, US
4/16/198613:54 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES18 miles NE of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/4/198600:31 utc---RADIO MAPPING65 miles NE of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/12/198600:01 utc---GAMMA RAY MEASUREMENTS3 miles N of Crescent, Oklahoma, US
5/12/198613:53 utc30 hJACEE 6 (Japanese-American Collaborative Emulsion Experiment)14 miles E of Lufkin, Texas, US
5/20/198612:47 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES5 miles N of Marlin, Texas, US
5/20/198612:06 utc---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT21 miles S of Lampassas, Texas, US
5/29/198612:39 utc---ENGINEERING TEST FLIGHTLake Palestine, Texas, US
6/12/198613:52 utc9 h 30 mISUS (Imaging Stratospheric Ultraviolet Spectrometer)15 miles E of Seminole, Texas, US
7/8/198612:33 utc12 h 15 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES16 miles ENE of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
7/15/198612:18 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION36 miles ESE of Midland, Texas, US
7/19/198614:21 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES26 miles ENE of Pecos, Texas, US
7/19/198611:50 utc---RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION38 Miles NW of Carlsbad, New Mexico, US
7/29/198609:48 utc---TRAINING FLIGHT10 miles N of Waco, Texas, US
8/13/198614:18 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES41 miles WSW of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/25/198615:53 utc---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT10 miles N of Big Springs, Texas, US
9/13/198600:04 utc---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT30 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
9/15/198600:45 utc~ 11 hSIRIS (Stratospheric InfraRed Interferometer Spectrometer)28 miles SW of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
10/10/198622:54 utc---BMLS (Balloon-borne Microwave Limb Sounder)32 miles NW of Breckenridge, Texas, US
10/15/198614:18 utc27 h 30 mGRIP (Gamma-Ray Imaging Payload)26 miles SW of Greenville, Mississippi, US
10/16/198616:11 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)10 miles WNW of McComb, Mississippi, US
10/26/198615:16 utc---BALLOON TESTBalloon failure at 41.000 ft. Payload landed 5 miles N of Alto, Texas, US
10/27/198623:21 utc---COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT10 miles N of York, Alabama, US
10/27/198613:43 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES17 miles E of Jackson, Mississippi, US
12/4/198613:51 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES6 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US
2/23/198713:52 utc---BMS ANTENNA TEST30 miles NE of Meridian, Mississippi, US
3/5/198715:17 utc---TEST BALLOON7 miles N of Leesville, Louisiana, US
3/6/198713:38 utc---BALLOON TEST2 miles N of DeQuincy, Louisiana, US
4/23/198700:47 utc---COSMIC RADIATION EXPERIMENT23 miles SE of Meridian, Mississippi, US
5/10/198713:38 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)15 miles SW of Lufkin, Texas, US
6/7/198712:43 utc---TRANSIT OMEGA TEST10 miles NW of Wink, Texas, US
6/25/198722:12 utc---INFRARED TELESCOPE9 miles SW of McGregor, Texas, US
6/27/198720:12 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES20 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
7/15/198712:58 utc---HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER8 miles W of Coleman, Texas, US
8/19/198712:13 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONBalloon failure at 50.000 ft. Payload landed 2.5 miles SE of Elkhart Texas, US
8/23/198712:19 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION24 miles W of San Angelo Texas, US
9/2/198700:44 utc---GAMMA RAY EXPERIMENT5 miles NW of Mentone, Texas, US
9/23/198714:15 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES15 NE of Alexandria, Louisiana, US
9/24/198713:21 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION13 miles ESE of Booneville, Arkansas, US
10/4/198715:30 utc---FIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer)3 miles SE of Groveton, Texas, US
10/10/198714:23 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION8 miles SE of Oakdale, Louisiana, US
10/13/198723:27 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)8 miles SE of Atmore, Alabama, US
10/18/198715:58 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES3 miles W of Cuba, Alabama, US
10/28/198714:54 utc---SPECIAL GONDOLA TESTCity limits of Jackson, Alabama, US
4/19/198814:56 utc---SDS (Solar Disk Sextant)10 miles SE of Vicksburg, Mississippi, US
5/5/198815:39 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATION8 miles N of DeQuincy, Louisiana, US
5/5/198812:45 utc---BLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)10 miles SW of Yazoo City, Mississippi, US
5/11/198812:09 utc~ 14 hDGT (Directional Gamma-Ray Telescope)2 miles N of Burton, Texas, US
5/12/198814:42 utc16.6 hFIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer)8 miles W of San Augustine, Texas, US
5/25/19881:40 utc7 hBIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope)18 miles W of Huntsville Texas, US
6/4/19881:34 utc9 hBIRT (Balloon-borne InfraRed Telescope)17 miles NW of Lampasas, Texas, US
6/6/198813:03 utc---BALLOON-BORNE LIDAR18 miles ESE of Midland, Texas, US
6/6/198820:26 utc---HIGH RESOLUTION INTERFEROMETER4 miles NE of Cranfills Gap, Texas, US
6/18/198814:50 utc---TEST OF NEW BALLOON15 miles SW of Gatesville, Texas, US
7/6/198812:14 utc---HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER6 miles e of San Saba, Texas, US
7/31/198814:29 utc---TEST OF NEW BALLOON30 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/4/198813:58 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONBalloon failure at 41.000 ft. Payload recovered 2 miles NW of palestine, Texas, US
8/5/198814:25 utc---TEST OF NEW BALLOON15 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/7/198813:50 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATION8 miles S of Roscoe, Texas, US
8/15/198813:32 utc---TEST OF NEW BALLOON12 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/25/198812:03 utc---CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR16 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/1/19881:11 utc---ACME (Advanced Cosmic Microwave Explorer)26 miles SSE of Midland, Texas, US
9/7/198816:24 utcF 10 h 8 mBALLOON-BORNE LIDAR12 miles NE of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US
9/13/198816:09 utcF 23 h 20 mBLISS (Balloon-Borne Laser In Situ Sensor)6 miles ENE of Maryneal, Texas, US
5/15/198915:24 utcF 9 h 8 mFIRS-2 (Far infrared Fourier transform spectrometer)35 miles SE of Austin, Texas, US
5/27/19891:27 utcF 10 h 8 mZEBRA TELESCOPE TEST23 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
5/27/198914:18 utcF 18 h 43 mBMLS (Balloon Microwave Limb Sounder) + OZONE UV PHOTOMETER35 miles E of Ft.Stockton, Texas, US
6/5/198914:33 utcF 6 h 20 mBALLOON-BORNE LIDARFreefall from 120 kft. Impact 8 Miles SE of Graham, Texas, US
7/21/198914:33 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES12 miles SW of Sterling City, Texas, US
7/28/198912:48 utc---HARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER24 miles SSE of Brownwood, Texas, US
7/31/198913:40 utc---CRYOGENIC AIR COLLECTOR39 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
8/9/198914:38 utcF 2 h 28 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION28 miles SSW of Coleman, Texas, US
8/25/198915:23 utcF 3 h 54 mHARVARD LYMAN-ALPHA HYGROMETER15 miles SE of Abilene, Texas, US
8/29/198917:03 utcF 3 h 44 mUV SPECTROMETER + OZONE UV PHOTOMETER5 miles W of Roby, Texas, US
5/24/199000:43 utcF 7 h 4 mMIT RADIOMETER32 miles SW of Brownwood, Texas, US
6/4/199020:43 utcF 9 hINTERFEROMETER10 miles SW of Coleman, Texas, US
7/2/19901:39 utcF 6 h 40 mMAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)23 miles WNW of San Angelo, Texas, US
7/20/199013:33 utcF 1 h 17 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONFreefall from 120 kft. 25 Miles N of Brady, Texas, US
8/16/199012:54 utcF 2 h 42 mLDBV (Long Duration Balloon Vehicle) - Flight Test # 126 miles W of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/29/199015:59 utcF 4 h 27 mHIGH RESOLUTION IR SOLAR OBSERVATIONInside Big Spring, Texas, US
9/2/199012:33 utcF 8 h 27 mLONG DURATION SYSTEMS TEST13 miles S of Sweetwater, Texas, US
9/6/199013:19 utcF 4 h 48 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION16 miles S of Mexia, Texas, US
2/23/199115:11 utc---LONG DURATION BALLOON2.5 Miles N of Center, Texas, US
5/25/19912:32 utcF 12 h 9 mBICE (Balloon-borne Infrared Carbon Explorer)14 miles NW of Big Spring, Texas, US
5/26/19911:57 utcF 3 h 25 mCOSMIC RAY FLUX STUDY15 miles SW of Post, Texas, US
6/4/19910:48 utcF 9 h 18 mMAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)20 miles SE of Abilene, Texas, US
6/11/19910:13 utcF 8 h 21 mBICE (Balloon-borne Infrared Carbon Explorer)16 miles NE of Wink, Texas, US
6/17/19916:52 utc---ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES35 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US
6/19/199112:13 utcF 6 h 35 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES18 miles NW of Brady, Texas, US
8/1/199113:56 utcF 2 h 55 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION17 miles NNW of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/10/199112:23 utc---LONG DURATION ENG.15 miles SE of Las Cruces, New Mexico, US
1/16/199211:28 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
1/19/199214:17 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
4/13/199214:22 utc---SUPER PRESSURE TEST20 miles SSW of Jackson, Mississippi, US
6/5/199200:59 utcF 6 h 39 mMSAM-1 (Medium-Scale Anisotropy Measurement)30 miles N of Brownwood, Texas, US
6/24/1992 ---PAYLOAD UNKNOWNAborted launch
7/19/199214:22 utc---LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
7/24/199220:08 utcF 7 h 5 mUPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH46 miles SSE of Big Springs, Texas, US
7/31/199212:31 utc---LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/1/199212:59 utcF 2 h 53 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION24 miles E of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/4/199212:20 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/6/199200:30 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/10/199223:55 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/12/199216:40 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/17/199214:00 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/17/199217:35 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/25/199200:28 utcF 8 h 28 mBLISS (Balloon-borne Laser In-Situ Sensor)10 miles N of San Angelo, Texas, US
8/28/199214:10 utc---ANCHORED LAUNCH TESTNSBF Launch Pad, Palestine, Texas, US
8/29/199213:51 utcF 6 h 26 mTECHNOLOGICAL FLIGHT15 miles SW of Coleman, Texas, US
5/21/19931:10 utcF 6 h 8 mGRATIS (Gamma Ray Arcminute Telescope Imaging System)23 miles NE of Victoria, Texas, US
5/25/19936:21 utc---ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTSBalloon burst at 59kft. Gondola impact 18 miles SE of Palestine, Texas, US
6/14/199317:21 utcF 8 h 52 mEXITE-2 (Energetic X-Ray Imaging Telescope Experiment) + MIXE-1 (Marshall Imaging X-ray Experiment)70 miles NE of Abilene, Texas, US
6/16/19931:17 utcF 7 hMAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)3 miles NW of Miles, Texas, US
6/22/199310:25 utcF 6 h 17 mHEIDI (High Energy Imaging Device)50 miles SW of Ozona, Texas, US
7/19/199320:13 utcF 20 h 41 mSOLAR MEASUREMENTS12 miles NW of Sterling City, Texas, US
7/29/199312:04 utcF 4 h 31 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION10 miles SW of Eldorado, Texas, US
8/11/19930:41 utcF 5 h 5 mSIS SPECTROMETER12 miles NW of Rankin, Texas, US
6/2/19941:00 utcF 10 13 mMSAM-1 (Medium-Scale Anisotropy Measurement)25 miles W of Odessa, Texas, US
6/7/199400:12 utcF 7 h 36 mGRATIS (Gamma Ray Arcminute Telescope Imaging System)9 miles E of Menard, Texas, US
6/20/199401:16F 8 hMAX (Millimeter wavelength Anisotropy eXperiment)7 miles SW of Barnhart, Texas, US
7/10/199422:48 utcF 3 h 22 mATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES30 miles W of Brady, Texas, US
8/6/199412:42 utcF 6 h 2 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION10 miles S of Ballinger, Texas, US
8/27/199423:51 utcF 5 h 7 mMOLECULAR OXIGEN OBSERVATION23 miles SW of San Angelo, Texas, US
9/2/199413:32 utc---PROMETHEUS I - Gamma Ray TelescopeBalloon failure. Impact 14 miles SE of Palestine, Texas, US
9/10/199413:34 utcF 4 h 32 mPROMETHEUS I - Gamma Ray Telescope15 miles SW of Mason, Texas, US
5/29/1995 ---MSAM-1 (Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement)Aborted flight
6/1/199523:53 utcF 9 h 44 mMSAM-1 (Medium Scale Anisotropy Measurement)20 miles NW of Junction, Texas, US
6/1/199514:10 utcF 21 h 37 mPORTIA (Piggyback Room Temperature Instrument for Astronomy)7 miles NE of Sterling City, Texas, US
6/13/19951:22 utcF 7 h 42 mTRIP (Telescope Raffreddato Infrarosso Pallone)12 miles SW of Brady, Texas, US
7/8/19950:45 utcF 4 hBAM (Balloon-borne Anisotropy Measurement)17 miles SSW of Monohans, Texas, US
8/10/199512:28 utc---SOLAR CELL CALIBRATIONBalloon failure. Impact 12 miles W of Palestine, Texas, US
8/31/199512:28 utcF 4 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION12 miles S of Carbon, Texas, US
9/3/19954:41 utcF 6 h 46 mMAXIMA (Millimeter anisotropy experiment imaging array)--- No Data ---
6/17/19960:53 utcF 8 h 20 mQMAP15 miles N of Midland, Texas, US
6/30/199613:48 utcF 4 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION12 miles SE of Big Srings, Texas, US
7/3/1996 8 hTEST FLIGHT--- No Data ---
8/8/199612:40 utcF 3 h 48 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION20 miles SE of Midland, Texas, US
6/2/19971:25 utcF 6 h 39 mMSAM-2 (Medium-Scale Anisotropy Measurement)25 miles SE of Sonora, Texas, US
6/11/199713:34 utcF 4 h 32 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION15 miles WNW of San Saba, Texas, US
7/25/199712:23 utcF 3 h 21 mLXeGRIT (Liquid Xenon Gama-Ray Imaging Telescope)10 miles NW of Sterling City, Texas, US
8/2/199712:26 utcF 4 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION--- No Data ---
8/12/199719:03 cst3 h 30 mBOOMERANG (Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation and Geophysics)2 miles SW of Mount Calm, Texas, US
8/14/199712:11 utcF 41 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION12 miles NW of Morgan City, Texas, US
8/24/199713:14 utcF 3 h 59 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION12 miles SE of Sonora, Texas, US
8/25/199711:48 utcF 4 h 14 mLXeGRIT (Liquid Xenon Gama-Ray Imaging Telescope)15 miles SE of Midland, Texas, US
8/29/199719:25 cstF 5 h 56 mBOOMERANG (Balloon Observations of Millimetric Extragalactic Radiation and Geophysics)18 miles SSE of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
7/18/199812:48 utcF 3 h 23 mTOP HAT15 Miles W of Sterling, Texas, US
8/2/199800:58 utcF 4 h 20 mMAXIMA (Millimeter anisotropy experiment imaging array)15 miles S of Odessa, Texas, US
8/15/199812:52 utcF 5 h 3 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION20 miles N of Abilene, Texas, US
8/18/199811:56 utcF 6 h 23 mRADIATION TEST OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITSN of Rosco, Texas, US
8/25/199800:08 utcF 5 h 20 mBAM (Balloon-borne Anisotropy Measurement)--- No Data ---
6/14/199912:01 utcF 5 h 15 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION16 miles SW of Lometra, Texas, US
6/17/199900:08 utcF 8 h 31 mMAXIMA (Millimeter anisotropy experiment imaging array)15 miles N of Sterling City, Texas, US
7/6/199913:03 utcF 5 h 8 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION5 miles W of Knickobacker, Texas, US
7/6/19991:14 utcF 6 h 33 mSPRITES DETECTION5 miles W of Knickobacker, Texas, US
6/27/200012:48 utcF 3 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION14 miles NW of Stephenville, Texas, US
7/5/200012:25 utcF 3 h 6 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION35 miles SW of Abilene, Texas, US
7/5/200000:55 utc8 hNIGHTGLOW17 miles NW of Big Lake, Texas, US
7/7/200022:28 utcF 3 h 20 mINTERFEROMETER / SPECTROMETER10 miles NE of Coleman, Texas, US
8/18/200000:59 utc---INFOCµS (International Focusing Optics Collaboration for µCrab Sensitivity)Balloon failure in the launch pad. No flight
8/29/200000:29 utcF 4 hINFOCµS (International Focusing Optics Collaboration for µCrab Sensitivity)20 miles SW of Menara, Texas, US
6/26/200114:11 utc5 h 51 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION12 miles W of Ballinger, Texas, US
7/4/200113:58 utc6 h 28 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION15 miles of Robert Lee, Texas, US
7/5/20011:11 utc7 h 32 mINFOCµS (International Focusing Optics Collaboration for µCrab Sensitivity)40 miles NE of Midland, Texas, US
7/18/200113:22 utc6 h 41 mUPPER ATMOSPHERE RESEARCH20 miles SE of Big Springs, Texas, US
8/4/200116:49 utc~ 5 hGLAST BFEM (Gamma-Ray Large Area Space Telescope - Balloon Flight Engineering Model)22 miles NE of Big Lake, Texas, US
7/6/200215:32 utc3 h 45 mULDB (Ultra Long Duration Balloon)5 miles ESE of Turnnerville, Texas, US
7/9/200212:57 utc6 h 25 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION7 miles E of Wingate, Texas, US
7/25/200213:15 utc~ 5 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION4 miles of Brownwood,Texas, US
6/15/2003 10 h 41 mARCADE (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)20 miles ENE of Snyder,Texas, US
7/13/200313:39 utc6 h 27 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION14 miles SSE of San Angelo,Texas, US
8/7/200315:10 utc5 h 3 mPARACHUTE SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT20 miles SE of San Angelo,Texas, US
8/11/200313:45 utc6 hSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION65 miles NW of Austin,Texas, US
8/15/200313:18 utc4 h 24 mPARACHUTE SYSTEM TEST FLIGHT16 miles W of Brownwood, Texas, US
8/16/20039:16 utc8 h 7 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION15 miles of Water Valley, Texas, US
8/9/200413:33 utc7 h 45 mSOLAR CELL CALIBRATION6 miles WSW of Water Valley, Texas, US
8/11/200412:15 utc9 h 52 mLDB SUBSYSTEMS TEST5 miles SE of Gail, Texas, US
7/24/2005N25 mARCADE 2 (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)Ground abort.The termination system malfunctioned during the launch and separated the balloon from the payload.
7/28/20051:42 utc9 h 11 mARCADE 2 (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)51 miles ENE of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
7/21/20061:15 utc7 h 51 mARCADE 2 (Absolute Radiometer for Cosmology, Astrophysics, and Diffuse Emission)40 miles SE of Fort Stockton, Texas, US
6/21/200713:06 utc9 h 20 mGRAPE (Gamma Ray Polarimeter Experiment) + CASTER (Coded Aperture Survey Telescope for Energetic Radiation)32 miles SSE of Post, Texas, US
7/11/2007 ---37H BALLOON TESTAborted launch
7/18/200700:02 utc5 h 38 mLEE (Low Energy Electrons) + MIP (Micro-Instrumentation Package) test25 miles SW of San Angelo,Texas, US
7/22/20071:16 utc6 h 35 mFIREBALL (Faint Intergalactic-medium Redshifted Emission Balloon)38 miles SE of Odessa, Texas, US
4/1/201112:30 utc3 hCAJUN PROBESouth of Castor, Louisiana, US
7/1/201600:13 utc10 h 36 mSuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope)West of Pecos, Texas, US
6/9/201700:14 utc15 h 19 mBETTII (Balloon Experimental Twin Telescope for Infrared Interferometry)Parachute detached from payload. Freefall from 135.000 ft. Gondola impact NE of Sterling City, Texas, US
6/6/201800:16 utc21 h 13 mSuperBIT (Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope)37 nautic miles SE of San Angelo, Texas, US
7/5/201812:13 utc8 hASCOT (Advanced Scintillator COmpton Telescope)N of Pecos, Texas, US
7/16/202313:04 utc6 h 20 mWHATSUP (Water Hunting Advanced Terahertz Spectrometer on a Ultra Small Platform)W of Blackwell,Texas, US

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