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Applications are now being accepted for the spring semester 2017 for a balloon program coordinator.  This position is a quarter time GRA. Application deadline: December 9, 2016 Application details can be found here. Email Submissions to: msaad@space.edu  

The 6th Annual Near-Space Balloon Competition (NSBC) will be held December 2nd and 3rd. Integration night commences at 4pm on Friday, and two balloons will be launched Saturday morning at 9:00am.   Integration Night Powerpoint  

Opportunity shared on behalf of Louisiana Space Grant: Application   HASP can support up to 12 student payloads (providing power, telemetry and commanding) during a flight to an altitude of 122,000 feet for up to 20 hours.  The NASA Balloon Program Office and Louisiana Space Grant  Consortium anticipate flying HASP at least through 2017.  There […]

The 2016 Near-Space Balloon Competition is now accepting proposals!   Click here to download this year’s NSBC Handbook (includes proposal submission form, deadlines, and important dates) Click here for just the proposal submission form   For more in-depth information and more updates, visit the NSBC website: http://blogs.und.edu/nsbc/   The Sun How does the Sun benefit humans […]

In preparation for the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, the North Dakota Space Grant Consortium (NDSGC) team recently traveled to Montana State University in Bozeman, MT to a workshop led by Montana Space Grant. Caitlin Nolby (Deputy Director), Marissa Saad (Coordinator), Michael Cook (Space Studies graduate student), and Madison Olson (Mechanical Engineering undergraduate) […]

NASA High Altitude Balloon Program: Near-Space Balloon Competition for Educators Powerpoint Presentation (Marissa Saad and Caitlin Nolby) Activity Worksheet NSBC Handbook

Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?  On August 21, 2017, an eclipse will be visible across the United States, and NASA Space Grant Consortia across the country are planning to launch high altitude balloons to capture this event from 100,000 feet. We want your ideas on how to best represent both science and […]

Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse?  On August 21, 2017, an eclipse will be visible across the United States, and NASA Space Grant Consortia across the country are planning to launch high altitude balloons to capture this event from 100,000 feet! We want your ideas on how to best represent both science and […]

The fall semester Brown Bag Seminar Series features graduate students providing presentations on their current research and recent internships.  This series continues on Wednesday, October 21st, featuring grad student Chris Follette presenting “Open Source Balloon Tracking and the Development of a Robotic Rover to Assist Human Planetary Exploration”. This series of presentations will be held […]

2017 Word NSBC book The 2015 Near-Space Balloon Competition is now accepting proposals!   For more in-depth information and more updates, visit the NSBC website: http://blogs.und.edu/nsbc/   NASA plans to launch a crewed mission to Mars by 2035 and they need your help.  The 2015 Near-Space Balloon Competition (NSBC) invites teams to propose a pre-cursor Mars […]