NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center

The first BARREL balloon is inflated just before its launch on Aug. 13, 2016, from Esrange Space Center near Kiruna, Sweden.

Balloon Mission Begins Fourth Campaign

Learning about the radiation near Earth helps us to better protect our satellites.

Eruptions like this one from Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland in 2010 can disrupt air travel and industrial supply chains.

NASA Data on Volcanic Eruptions

In addition to volcanic ash melting within an operating aircraft engine and causing a failure, volcanic activity has have had a significant and disruptive impact on supply chains.