TinMan Scientific Balloon Hand Launch
Kristina McKeown (Los Alamos National Laboratory) prepares TinMan (Thermal Neutron Measurement Experiment) ahead of a scientific balloon flight from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on August 21, 2024. This 60-pound payload is designed to help scientists and engineers better understand how thermal neutrons may affect aircraft electronics.
Credit: NASA/Jeanette Kazmierczak
Alt text: Photo of a person working on a scientific balloon payload.
Descriptive text: In this photograph, a person in a green sweater works on a white box with two long carrying poles attached to the side. The box stands on a table in a large hanger space with white walls. Attached to the side with silver tape is a piece of paper with circular logo. The word “TINMAN” just legible at the top.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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TinMan Scientific Balloon Hand Launch
Kristina McKeown (Los Alamos National Laboratory) prepares TinMan (Thermal Neutron Measurement Experiment) ahead of a scientific balloon flight from NASA’s Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on August 21, 2024. This 60-pound payload is designed to help scientists and engineers better understand how thermal neutrons may affect aircraft electronics.
Credit: NASA/Jeanette Kazmierczak
Alt text: Photo of a person working on a scientific balloon payload.
Descriptive text: In this photograph, a person in a green sweater works on a white box with two long carrying poles attached to the side. The box stands on a table in a large hanger space with white walls. Attached to the side with silver tape is a piece of paper with circular logo. The word “TINMAN” just legible at the top.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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