Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility

The Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility, established in 1961 and formerly known as the National Scientific Balloon Facility, is a NASA facility responsible for providing launch, tracking and control, airspace coordination, telemetry and command systems, and recovery services for unmanned high-altitude balloons.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: manages NASA high-altitude unmanned flights
  • Also known as: “CSBF” and “NASA - Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility”

Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility

Latitude
31.7813° or 31° 46′ 53″ north
Longitude
-95.717° or 95° 43′ 1″ west
Open location code
8636Q7JM+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 710318512
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Wiki­data ID
Q5149835
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “哥伦比亚科学气球设施”
  • Chinese: “哥倫比亞科學氣球設施”
  • German: “CSBF”
  • German: “National Scientific Balloon Facility”
  • German: “NSBF”
  • Japanese: “コロンビア科学観測気球施設”

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