University of Minnesota Ballooning Team to present eclipse trip results at AEM Open House on October 22, 2024

Eight students on the University of Minnesota Ballooning Team, plus Professor Flaten, flew weather balloons into the stratosphere above Indiana to observe the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, as part of NASA’s Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Program.

At this event ballooning students will exhibit hardware and show eclipse flight results, including 360-degree video footage showing the passing shadow of the moon.

Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics (AEM)
DEPARTMENTAL OPEN HOUS

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, 5–7 p.m.
Balas Atrium, Akerman Hall
110 SE Union Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The event is open to the public. The flier shown below is also available here as a PDF.

For more on information about NASA’s Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project (NEBP), visit the Eclipse Website at Montana State University.