2006 – Antarctica Campaign

BLAST flew its stunningly successful 2^nd long duration balloon flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica in Winter, 2006.

·        The National Science Foundation Polar Program – U.S. Antarctic Program

·        Graduate Student BLOGS:  Don Wiebe and Gaelen Marsden

·        Launch Date: December 21, 2006

·        Time Observing: 11 days

·        Science targets observed: BLAST Targets

Photo by Gaelen Marsden.

2005 – Sweden Campaign

BLAST flew its successful 1^st long duration balloon flight from Kiruna, Sweden in Summer, 2005.

·        Graduate Student BLOGS:  Don Wiebe and Gaelen Marsden

·        Launch Date: June 12, 2005

·        Time Observing: 4 days

·        Science targets observed: BLAST Targets

Photo by Gaelen Marsden.

2003 – New Mexico Campaign

BLAST flew its engineering balloon flight from Ft. Sumner, New Mexico in Fall, 2003.

·        Graduate Student BLOG:  Don Wiebe

·        Launch Date: Sept 28, 2003

·        Time at Float: 27 hours