College of Engineering News • Iowa State University

M:2:I’s solar eclipse HABET balloon mission generates lots of media buzz

HABET team at eclipse launch site, Southern Illinois University
The HABET team poses for the camera at the eclipse launch site, Southern Illinois University

The team launched a high-altitude balloon with a payload of electronic equipment in Carbondale, Illinois, which was in the path of totality for the eclipse, to gather atmospheric data during the event.

HABET balloon test launch at Iowa State University
The HABET balloon is shown during a test launch at Iowa State University

A news story discussing the effort that was posted by Iowa State University News Service was noticed by several other news sources of various types, which presented their own reports or re-posted the News Service story. Those included:

  • Story posted by the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the College of Engineering
  • Story posted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch
  • Story posted by Axios
  • Re-posting of the News Service story by the Ames Tribune
  • Report produced by WOI-TV
  • Report produced by WHO-TV
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