Nov 6, 2009

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-4997 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Keith Koehler Wallops Flight Facility, Va 757-824-1579 keith a koehler@nasa gov

RELEASE: 09-259

NASA SEEKS STUDENT PAYLOADS FOR HIGH-FLYING RESEARCH BALLOON

WASHINGTON -- NASA is accepting applications from students at U S colleges and universities who want to send their experiments to the edge of space on a high-flying scientific balloon

The annual NASA project provides near space access for 12 undergraduate and graduate student experiments to be carried by a NASA high-altitude research balloon The flights typically last 15 to 20 hours and reach an altitude of 23 miles Experiments may include compact satellites or prototypes

The experiments are flown aboard the High Altitude Student Platform, or HASP, a balloon-born instrument stack launched from the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility's remote site in Fort Sumner, N M The goals of the project are to provide a space test platform to encourage student research and stimulate the development of student satellite payloads and other space-engineering products

HASP seeks to enhance the technical skills and research abilities of students in critical science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines The project is a joint effort between NASA and the Louisiana Space Grant Consortium

NASA's HASP houses and provides power, mechanical support and communications for test articles and instruments It can support approximately 200 pounds of student payloads Since 2006, the HASP program has selected 44 payloads for flight, the work of more than 200 students from across the United States

A question-and-answer teleconference for interested parties will be held Nov 13 at 11 a m EST The deadline for applications is Dec 18 NASA is targeting fall 2010 for the next flight opportunity NASA expects to make selections in January 2010 Teleconference dial in information, application materials and technical details are available in the Call for Proposals document at:

http://laspace lsu edu/hasp

Information about NASA's scientific balloon program is available at:

http://sites wff nasa gov/code820

More information about NASA's education programs is available at:

http://www nasa gov/education

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