In the table below you will find the records of stratospheric balloons launched from different countries and places during 1950, which are currently available in StratoCat's database. Each row shows basic data about the launch base from which departed, date and time of the launch, and if available the duration of the mission and the site of termination or landing place of the payload.
Regarding the kind of payload or experiment transported in each balloon mission, if you click the experiment name a text will be displayed showing the name of the scientific institutions involved in that mission, a brief resume of the purpose of the experiment carried onboard as well the scientific results obtained, and other information of relevance from that particular mission. Finaly at the bottom of the window there are links to external references. In some cases, these references are available throught scientific websites or journals for free. In other cases however, the information was published on journals only accesible throught direct suscription or using the access provided by Universities or research centers.
| Launch base | Date | Flight Duration | Experiment | Payload landing place or cause of the failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NAS St. Louis (MO) | 1/7 | --- | DEW POINT HYGROMETER | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/2 | 52 h | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | Myrdal, Norway |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 3/14 | 2 d | PAYLOAD UNKNOWN | In NE Algeria |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/21 | 2 h | SAMPLING APPARATUS | Tularosa Peak, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 7/27 | 27 h | SAMPLING APPARATUS | Parker Dam, California, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/10 | 1 h 15 m | SANDBAGS - (Test of recovery techniques) | 10 Miles SW, Holloman AFB, N.Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | --- | TEST FLIGHT | 3 Miles NW of Valmont, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 8/29 | 10 m | TEST FLIGHT | 10 Miles NW, Holloman AFB, N.Mexico, US |
| Chicago (IL) | 9/6 | F 4 h 30 m | COSMIC RAY DETECTOR | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/8 | 7 h | ANIMAL CAPSULE (ALBERT PROJECT) + DOSIMETER | 3 Miles N of Mayhill, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/16 | 4 h | SPECTROGRAPH + DOSIMETER | 80 miles NNE of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| New Brighton (MN) | 9/24 | ~ 8 h | NUCLEAR EMULSIONS | --- No Data --- |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 9/28 | 3h 40m | ANIMAL CAPSULE (ALBERT PROJECT) + DOSIMETER | In Strip 2, Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
| Holloman AFB (NM) | 11/29 | 2 h 30 m | CANISTER + DOSIMETER | 18 miles NW of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, US |
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