It took a few tries and $700 of equipment, but Don and Brian Cleaver figured out how to take a phone to the edge of space with a weather balloon launched from Jackson. The package eventually ...

The Trump administration is pausing at least a handful of balloon launches that collect weather data in at least three locations due to staffing shortages. On Friday, the administration said it ...

Last Friday, the National Weather Service announced temporary suspensions of weather balloon launches in Albany, New York, and Gray, Maine, due to staffing shortages. Weather balloons gather data ...