Student Experiments Will Fly Sky High In NASA Weather Balloon

Student Experiments Will Fly Sky High In NASA Weather Balloon

Student Experiments Will Fly Sky High In NASA Weather Balloon CLEVELAND -- Four high school experiments will launch Thursday, May 19, aboard a NASA helium weather balloon that will travel to the stratosphere, a near-space environment 19 to 20 miles above sea level. The high-flying event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EDT at Wyandot County Airport in Upper Sandusky, Ohio.

The high school student teams that designed the experiments will attend the launch. They are the finalists in NASA's second Balloonsat High-Altitude Flight competition. NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland hosts the national competition, which offers high school students an opportunity to experience an authentic flight mission from start to finish.

To attend the balloon launch, news media representatives should contact Sandra Nagy no later than 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, at 216-433-9079 or [email protected]. Journalists should confirm the actual launch date, time and location with Glenn's Media Relations Office or by checking the Balloonsat website at:

http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/balloonsat/Index.html

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