A public balloon launch under presidential patronage

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Two days linking a field launch the public could attend with a scientific conference, co-organized across government, universities, and Mongolia’s space research community.

Mar 21-22, 2024 · National Park launch · Scientific conference · Presidential patronage

High-altitude balloon preparation at the International Space Balloon Summit launch site — Day 1 · Space balloon launch360 Archery Range · National Park

The summit

The Mongolian Space Research and Science Agency organized the International Space Balloon Summit on March 21-22, 2024, under the patronage of the President of Mongolia. Co-organizers included the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovation, and Communications; the Koosen Technology College of the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST); New Mongol Technology College; Mongol Koosen; and partner institutions spanning research and education.

Two days

Day 1 put a space balloon in the air at 10AM on March 21 at the 360 Archery Range of the National Park, open to the public. Day 2 shifted indoors for the Space Balloon Scientific Conference: papers, partners, and the technical thread behind high-altitude platforms. Field ops and symposium, same weekend.

Launch at 10AM · March 21, 2024 · National Park, cordially open to the public.

Launch film

Field footage from the summit launch, balloon inflation, payload prep, and ascent against the Ulaanbaatar horizon.

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International Space Balloon Summit poster — Summit poster · partners and schedule