Applicability of High Altitude Balloon Platform to NASA Planetary Science

	NASA’s Planetary Science Division is seeking community input on the potential planetary science that could be achieved from a stratospheric balloon observatory. A workshop to discuss platform capabilities, recent balloon missions for other NASA SMD divisions, and potential science was held at NASA GRC in late January. Efforts to date have resulted in over 40 concepts for planetary science that this platform may perform. Click the “Balloon Workshop” link above to be directed to the balloon workshop website and all the associated presentations and materials.


Provide Inputs
	The next phase of this effort is to solicit review and comments from the broader planetary community. Your participation is crucial to ensure that the ideas put forward are the best they can be and are reflective of the needs and desires of the broad planetary community. To provide inputs to the existing science concepts and to suggest new science please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/balloon_science/. Please review the information relevant to your science interests and provide comments, suggestions, and new ideas by COB April, 30th. Thank you in advance for you participation!!

Final Reports & Documentaion





Reference Material
•	Atmospheric Effects.ppt
•	Balloon_atm_for_Co2.ppt

•	Community Response for month of April 2012