Balloon Troopers are fearless volunteers who ride helium balloons high into the atmosphere while performing high-risk, yet enormously-important scientific research missions. Our Troopers are made from cardstock, cut out and colored, and then sealed within clear packing-tape "altitude suits" for protection from the hostile conditions encountered at high altitude. Carried by each Trooper is a "mission paper" containing name, rank, serial number, and contact information for our Ground Allies.

If our Ground Allies (you) recover a Trooper, the Trooper will give you information on what you can do to assist in the completion of his mission. Essentially, you will be asked to contact us via email with the Trooper's name, rank, serial number, condition, location of recovery, and any details. With this information, we will be able to plot the flight path on our Science Fair Project tactical coordination map and draw conclusions based on the meteorological patterns that existed at the time of launch. If our Ground Allies could email a photo of the trooper, themselves, or the location of the recovery, that would be great... perhaps the Trooper could be mailed back to us.  I am sure that our brave and fearless troopers would jump at the chance for a second mission.