High Altitude Science

Weather Balloon Tutorials


High Altitude Science Tutorials

We are committed to providing our customers, as well as the Near Space Community, with all the necessary resources to successfully launch missions to the edge of space. We will continue to add tutorials, so bookmark our site and come visit regularly. If you have any questions, or would like to provide feedback, please Contact Us.

If you haven't done so yet, please read our Frequently Asked Questions.

1. Start Your Own Space Program
2. How It Works
3. Intro to Weather Balloons
4. Keeping Your Flights Legal
5. Getting Your Helium
6. How to Inflate a Weather Balloon
7. How to Tie Off a Weather Balloon

To learn more about launching weather balloons, purchase one of our Eagle Kits. It includes a comprehensive, full-color flight manual that covers the above topics in more detail as well as:
  • Coordinating with the FAA
  • Calculating your Flight Path
  • Launching
  • Tracking
  • Recovery