A year-round facility devoted exclusively to scientific balloon flights will be established this summer at Palestine, Texas, by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The station is expected to serve as a base station for scientists whose research instruments are carried aloft in ba... Show moreA year-round facility devoted exclusively to scientific balloon flights will be established this summer at Palestine, Texas, by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The station is expected to serve as a base station for scientists whose research instruments are carried aloft in balloons for high altitude observations. Its establishment culminates nearly two years of planning, during which a clear national scientific need was established, scientific and other balloon experts were extensively consulted, and a survey of potential sites on all parts of the United States were carried out. Show less
