Stratospheric balloons launched in 1972

Launch base	Date	Flight Duration	Experiment	Payload landing place or cause of the failure
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/6	16 h	INFRARED CELESTIAL BACKGROUND MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/14	4 h 20 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/15	F 6 h	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/15	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	1/17	5 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	1/18	4 h	OBSERVATION OF THE INFRARED SOLAR SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	1/31	F 20 m	LARGE SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	1/31	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/3	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Longreach	2/3	---	-- No Data --	No flight - Ground Abort
Palestine (TX)	2/4	F 4 h	X-RAY POLARIMETER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/4	---	RUPTURE TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/6	---	WHISTLERS (?)	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	2/7	5 h	UHF RELAY TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	2/11	2 h 50 m	DUSTSONDE. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/12	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	2/13	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	2/14	14 h	OBSERVATION OF VENUS AND MARS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/16	F 1 h 15 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/18	---	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	2/19	F 1 h 15 m	GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/3	5 h	VIKING INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/7	4 h	INSTRUMENTATION TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	3/9	14 h	POWERED BALLOON EXPERIMENT	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	3/14	9 h	UHF REPEATER TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/17	F 1 h 30 m	TANDEM BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB	3/21	5 h 50 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/21	2 h 20 m	DUST COUNTER & AUSTRALIAN SAMPLER. COLLECTED DUST. PARTICLES AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB	3/23	6 h 15 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/23	---	AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Albrook AFB	3/24	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	3/27	3 h	OZONE, TEMPERATURE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/28	10 m	INFLATION AND RELEASE TEST	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	3/29	4.8 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 6 h	DIGITIZED SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	3/31	F 1 h 30 m	AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/4	26h 55m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/4	6 h 55 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/5	27 h	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/6	6 h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Point Barrow (AK)	4/7	2 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/7	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/14	1 h 50 m	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/15	---	TEST FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/15	---	-- No Data --	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	4/16	4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	4/18	7.5 h	MAGNETIC SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Alice Springs	4/19	---	CONTROLLABLE X-RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	4/19	4 h	X RAY OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/19	3 h	PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	4/20	5 h 30 m	POLLUTANT AND PARTICULATE DEBRIS COLLECTION	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	4/21	1 h	Carbone and ozone levels measurements in the atmosphere	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	4/21	2 h 30 m	DUST AND TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/22	6 h	POLLUTANT AND PARTICULATE DEBRIS COLLECTION	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/24	6 h 45 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	4/25	F 5 h 45 m	THERMAL TEST OF INSULATORS FOR INSTRUMENT PACKAGES	--- No Data ---
Sioux City (IA)	4/25	7 h 25 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/3	F 9 h	UV RADIATION MEASUREMENTS FROM STARS	--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)	5/3	---	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	Aborted Flight
Mildura	5/3	7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Pierre (SD)	5/4	24 h 30 m	PASSIVE COSMIC RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/4	F 23 h	LARGE AREA ELECTRONIC CERENKOV DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/4	41 h	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/5	29 h 55 m	FOUR COSMIC RAY DETECTORS - INTERCALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	5/5	---	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/5	~7 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/9	F 10 h 40 m	OZONE MEASUREMENTS + UV MEASUREMENTS FROM STARS	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/9	87 h	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/9	30 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/9	30 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/9	~6 h	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	5/11	3 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Mildura	5/11	5 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	5/12	14 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/12	2 h	ATMOSPHERIC FREQUENCY PROPAGATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 6 h 45 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/13	F 7 h 10 m	COSMIC RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/14	F 30 h 15 m	HEAVY IONS TELESCOPE + X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/14	69 h 10 m	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/14	85 h	COSMIC RAY PLASTIC STACK	--- No Data ---
Sioux Falls (SD)	5/16	4 h 20 m	COSMIC RAY EXPERIMENT	Premature termination due to faulty backup timer
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	OZONE + WATER VAPOUR + TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/16	2 h	DUSTSONDE + TEMPERATURE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	5/19	F 20 h 10 m	GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	5/19	2 h	CALIBRATION FLIGHT	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	5/23	6 h	INFRARED MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	5/24	---	First successfull flight from Aire Sur L'Adour of France's first natural shape balloon	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	5/30	6 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/4	F 7 h 55 m	X-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	5h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/5	5h 30 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	6/5	6h 10m	---No Data---	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/6	F 1 h 50 m	AIR SAMPLING SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Eielson AFB (AK)	6/6	5 h 40 m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/6	6h	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/7	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/7	5h 40m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	6/9	5h 50m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/10	F 9 h 23 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/15	6 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/16	F 8 h 17 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/17	11 h 20 m	X-RAY OBSERVATION OF VIRGO AND CRAB NEBULA	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/19	F 6 h 25 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/19	5 h	STRATOSPHERIC WIND PROFILE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/20	2 h 30 m	CALIBRATION DATA	--- No Data ---
Aire Sur L'Adour	6/21	---	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/22	F 7 h 38 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/22	---	MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/23	F 12 h 41 m	INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/23	---	WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ION SPECTRA	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/25	---	ULF ATMOSPHERICS	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/25	1 h 30 m	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/26	2 h 30 m	OZONE AND WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/27	F 8 h 18 m	TEST OF NEW CIP AND GROUND STATION	--- No Data ---
Fort McMurray (AB)	6/27	2 h 20 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	6/27	6 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/27	2 h	WINDSONDE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	6/28	F 11 h 45 m	INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	6/28	2 h 15 m	DUSTSONDE + IMPACTOR + TEMPERATURE SENSOR	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/28	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	6/29	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	6/29	5 h	BALLOON PROFILE TEST	--- No Data ---
Gap-Tallard	6/30	5 h	HARD X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	---	--- NO DATA ---	Premature Termination
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/3	15h 35m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/4	18h 15m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/6	1 h 30 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	7/7	---	SOLAR NEUTRONS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/7	17h 15m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	7/11	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	7/12	2 h	TRANSPONDER TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/19	2 h	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/20	19h 35m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/21	23h 10m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	23h 50m	HEAVY ION TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/22	19h 35m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	7/26	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	7/26	F 7 h	WATER VAPOUR MEASUREMENTS	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	17h 55m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/26	20h 35m	--- NO DATA ---	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/26	4 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	7/26	9 h	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Fort Churchill (MB)	7/27	15h 50m	LEE (Low Energy Electrons)	--- No Data ---
Mildura	7/28	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/1	F 8 h 40 m	OBSERVATION OF THE SUN IN NEAR I.R.	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/5	F 13 h 35 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Chamical	8/7	~ 4 h	NEUTRON DETECTOR + PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA	12 km E of the town of Totoralejos, in the zone of Salinas Grandes, Cordoba province
Mildura	8/8	6 h 30 m	ASHCAN + HIGH ALTITUDE DUST LAYERS PHOTOGRAPHY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/11	F 10 h 5 m	OBSERVATION OF THE SUN IN NEAR I.R.	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/13	3 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	TEST OF SLOWING DESCENT SYSTEM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/17	---	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TECHNIQUE LAUNCH TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	8/17	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/17	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Roswell (NM)	8/19	5 h	VIKING PARACHUTE TEST	--- No Data ---
Mildura	8/24	3 h 30 m	ACOUSTIC ECHO SOUNDER (RADAR)	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/28	F 9 h 15 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/29	---	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	8/30	F 8 h 7 m	X-RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/6	---	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/6	---	FLIGHT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/9	F 11 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY CERENKOV GAMMA RAY TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/10	F 10 h 20 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/10	---	NIGHTGLOW INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/11	17 h 45 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/11	2 h	POWERED BALLOON COMPONENT TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/12	F 8 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY NEUTRONS OBSERVATION	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/12	---	MICROSTRUCTURE OF SOLAR DISK	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/12	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/13	---	ZODIACAL LIGHT	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/13	22 h 45 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/14	40 h 50 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/14	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/16	6 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/16	6 h	POWERED BALLOON COMPONENT TEST	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	9/16	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/18	F 10 h 5 m	HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/18	---	COSMIC-RAY SHORT PERIOD FLUCTUATION	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	9/18	6 h	STRATCOM - III	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/19	29 h 50 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/20	---	SOLAR INFRARED	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/21	---	SOLAR ULTRAVIOLET	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/22	F 8 h	GAMMA RAY SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	9/22	---	GALACTIC X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/22	4 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Fort Wainwright (AK)	9/25	2 h	INFRARED ATMOSPHERIC EMISSION STUDY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	---	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/27	F 2 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC WATER VAPOUR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 13 h 30 m	INFRARED ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/28	F 16 h	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	9/28	39 h 10 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	9/30	F 13 h 10 m	SUPERCONDUCTOR MAGNETIC SPECTROMETER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/1	F 2 h 25 m	MEASUREMENTS OF ISOTROPIC FAR I.R. BACKGROUND	--- No Data ---
Cape Girardeau (MO)	10/1	25 h 50 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/3	F 17 h 20 m	MEASUREMENT OF COSMIC RAY ELECTRON FLUX AND ENERGY SPECTRUM	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/4	F 9 h 10 m	HIGH RESOLUTION ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROGRAPH	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/5	F 18 h 40 m	HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON TELESCOPE + NUCLEAR EMULSIONS + SPARK CHAMBER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/5	---	ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/7	---	GALACTIC X-RAYS	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/8	---	ZODIACAL & STELLAR FIELD LIGHT	Balloon burst
Palestine (TX)	10/9	--	INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/10	F 9 h 30 m	102 CM FAR INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/10	---	ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/12	F 14 h	IONIZATION SPETROMETER	--- No Data ---
Sanriku	10/12	---	PRIMARY ELECTRONS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/13	F 11 h 30 m	NEW TECHNIQUES IN LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/13	2 h 15 m	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/14	F 11 h	INFRARED TELESCOPE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/14	6h	ASHCAN	--- NO DATA ---
Palestine (TX)	10/16	F 2 h 30 m	MEASURE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE ATMOSPHERE	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/18	6h 30m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Mildura	10/19	4h 45m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Red Deer (AB)	10/20	---	--- No Data ---	Ground Abort
Fort McMurray (AB)	10/20	2 h 30 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/23	F 3 h 10 m	THISBE (Telescope of Heidelberg for Infrared Studies by Balloon-borne Experiments)	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/24	7 h 25 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Chico (CA)	10/26	4 h 10 m	-- No Data --	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	10/27	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	10/28	F 22 h 40 m	SUPERPRESSURE BALLOON TEST	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/2	6 h	SUPER CONDUCTING MAGNET	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/3	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/4	F 5 h 45 m	STUDY OF HIGH ENERGY COSMIC RAYS	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	11/5	F 6 h	LOW ENERGY GAMMA RAY ASTRONOMY	--- No Data ---
Holloman AFB (NM)	11/11	2 h 25 m	POWERED BALLOON PROJECT	--- No Data ---
Laramie (WY)	11/11	2 h 30 m	--- No Data ---	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/12	6h 25m	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/13	---	ASHCAN	--- No Data ---
Longreach	11/16	20h 40m	SPARK CHAMBER	In Simpson desert, 185 km E of Alice Springs, Australia
Longreach	11/21	---	AEROSOL COUNTER	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/1	F 4 h	X-RAY DETECTOR	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/2	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Longreach	12/4	13h 10m	--- NO DATA ---	Near Erldunda, Northern Territory, Australia
Holloman AFB (NM)	12/12	---	CHEMILUMINESCENT INSTRUMENT	--- No Data ---
Palestine (TX)	12/13	---	TEST OF UPWIND LAUNCH TECHNIQUE FOR MICROMETEORITE COLLECTOR	--- No Data ---
Hyderabad	12/28	5 h	X-RAY STUDIES	--- No Data ---

version 2.0

Stratospheric balloons launched

worldwide in 1972