Solar Eclipse - 2017
Great American Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017
The USC balloon team launched two high altitude balloons into Earth's stratosphere to measure atmospheric composition and its changes when the moon crossed in front of the sun.
Photo courtesy of Dave Norman.
Aerocene Solar Baloon
We launched a solar balloon over the lava field at Craters of the Moon National Monument.
USC NASA Solar Eclipse Project
Working with the NASA Montana Space Grant Program, USC students launched a high altitude balloon that streamed video of the solar eclipse.