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High-altitude ballooning

High-altitude ballooning at DePaul University is documented in the Resource Map at 2 locations: Potosnak Lab and STEM Center Hub. Listed instruments include High-altitude balloon field-instrumentation packages, High-altitude / weather-balloon launch program (student payloads to ~100,000 ft; STEM 240), and Balloon payload packages (recording instruments, cameras, spectroscopic apparatus; eclipse 2024). Access depends on the hosting unit.

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Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Locations

Status Resource Instruments Access Verification
🟡 ~ Potosnak Lab High-altitude balloon field-instrumentation packages Needs an appointment or affiliation Likely current
🟡 ✓ STEM Center Hub High-altitude / weather-balloon launch program (student payloads to ~100,000 ft; STEM 240); Balloon payload packages (recording instruments, cameras, spectroscopic apparatus; eclipse 2024); Helium for balloon fill (eclipse launch used helium tanks) Needs an appointment or affiliation Confirmed

Search terms

high-altitude balloon, weather balloon, stratosphere, near space, balloon payload, helium balloon, hab, gps tracker balloon, radio transmitter balloon, science at the edge of space

These terms are aliases for this page. They are not separate pages.

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