K - 12 Launches

Hands-on near-space ballooning challenge for middle and high school students

Our near-space balloon challenge lets middle and high schoolers design payloads that soar to the edge of space, bringing science to life.

Launch Steps

K-12 students design, build, launch, and analyze experiments.

Students explore space science basics.

Constructing the designed experiment carefully.

Sending experiments into space safely.

Students retrieve data and write reports.

Middle and high school students are invited to join the challenge.

A payload is the experiment or device students design to send near space.

We carefully launch the balloon carrying the payload to the edge of space, then track and retrieve it for students.

Students receive real flight data to analyze and learn from their experiments.

No experience is required; we guide students through every step.

The entire process, from design to data return, usually takes a few weeks.

Stratospheric infrastructure for institutional research and aerospace education.

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Institutional inquiries responded to within one business day

Launch operations: Continental United States

Telemetry-driven. Institutionally built.