Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas

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Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Facility in Texas

NASA · Official source · Aug 3, 2026, 7:22 PM UTC

Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility fill with students and faculty from across Louisiana. They arrive carrying sensors, laptops, and carefully engineered payloads they have spent months preparing.…

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