Amazing thunderheads in the distance. In the past 10 days or so we had only one lovely squall type downpour. Wish they could come above our heads and make some more rain daily⛈️🌧️

#thunderhead #weather

NASA is participating in a collaborative effort to use high-altitude balloons to improve real-time communications among firefighters battling wildland fires.

https://go.nasa.gov/3UOcpcA

During the first test of the system last August, the balloon after spending several days in wildfire areas in Idaho and Canada, finally landed in ....Iceland!

Full details and map: https://stratocat.com.ar/fichas-e/2024/BKR-20240804.htm

#Technology #NASA #Aerostar #Thunderhead #Balloon #Wildfires #NearSpace #RemoteSensing #Science

Aerostar established a new record with one of their Thunderhead balloons being aloft for 200 days and counting.

Mission HBAL676 launched on March 28 from the firm's winter Lodge in Santa Fe County, is still floating 60 kft above the Pacific Ocean.

The previous record was 156 days aloft.

https://aerostar.com/news/aerostar-thunderhead-balloon-system-achieves-200-days-of-stratospheric-flight.

#Ballooning #Balloon #NearSpace #Science #Research #Technology #Astrodon #Space #Stratospheric #Aerostar #Thunderhead

Yesterday, October 9th, Aerostar performed another launch of a Thunderhead balloon.

On a first for the company, the balloon was launched from the Beecroft Weapons Range in New South Wales, Australia.

The site is administered by the Australian Defence Force for use as a live-firing range.

Real-time tracking: https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N256TH

#Ballooning #Balloon #NearSpace #Military #Research #Technology #Space #Stratospheric #Thunderhead #Aerostar #BeecroftWeaponsRange