Weather balloon

Taking measurements of the atmosphere is quite important and all measurements cannot be taken by satellite and radar. For this reason, a weather balloon or a “sounding balloon” is sent up in the atmosphere to take measurements. These balloons are launched with instruments aboard to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and wind […]

A convenient way to gather atmospheric data at high altitudes is to use weather balloons (current record altitude for unmanned gas filled balloon seems to be 53 km of BU60-1 Japanese balloon). As this kind of devices is used for weather forecast and research the specific literature on the topic […]

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The concept of the spy balloon is not new, but it has been talked about by media outlets around the

Release a weather balloon

3 weather balloons readied for release.

'Improving Weather Data Using High-Altitude Balloons' image from the #NASA_App https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/improving-weather-data-using-high-altitude-balloons

Vega balloon probe on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian Institution.

This idea dates back to the Russians in the early 1970s. The surface of Venus is far too hot, and the atmosphere too dense, for Earth life. However, our air is a lifting gas on Venus with about half the lifting power of helium on Earth.