.NASA's Scientific Balloon System's 5th balloon purpose of the 2024 autumn campaign flew Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, from the firm's Columbia Scientific Balloon Center in Fortress Sumner, New Mexico. The HASP 1.0 (High-Altitude Student Platform) objective stayed in air travel over 11 hrs prior to it safely touched down. Rehabilitation is actually underway.HASP is a relationship among the Louisiana Space Give Consortium, the Astrophysics Department of NASA's Scientific research Goal Directorate, and the agency's Balloon Course Office and also Columbia Scientific Balloon Amenities. The HASP platform assists as much as 12 student-built hauls and is designed to air travel exam small satellites, models, as well as other tiny practices. Since 2006, HASP has involved more than 1,600 undergraduate and also graduate students associated with the objectives.Crews joining the 2024 HASP 1.0 trip featured: University of North Florida as well as University of North Dakota Arizona State University Louisiana Condition Educational Institution Educational Institution of Colorado Rock College of the Canyons Fortress Lewis University Capitol Building Technical University College of Arizona Universidad Nacional de Ingenieru00eda (Peru) as well as McMaster University (Canada).A brand new, much larger variation of the High-Altitude Student System (HASP 2.0) had its engineering exam tour a few times prior. HASP 2.0 will definitely be able to fit twice as numerous student experiments as HASP 1.0 the moment operational in the upcoming year.The remaining 3 balloon trips planned for the 2024 Ft Sumner fall project wait for next launch options. To tail the objectives, see NASA's Columbia Scientific Balloon Center website for real-time updates on balloons elevations and GPS places throughout trip.For additional information on NASA's Scientific Balloon Course, see:.https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons.