Balloons travel through and study an intricate layer of the Earth’s atmosphere.
With helium-filled NSBs, students can say they have “touched space”. The images and
videos returned to the students are remarkable teaching tools. The students will see the
curvature of the Earth and the dark, black background that is the void of space. They will
be able to see the thin, blue, fragile atmosphere that protects and sustains all life on Earth.
Taking the curriculum into near-space is a once-in-a-lifetime activity that inspires,
teaches, and excites the younger student generation.