high-altitude ballooning

Students standing on a stage with their medals. In the background, a projection says "Engineering technology and design"

Jul 13, 2022

NC Students Earn SkillsUSA Honors

NC Space Grant congratulates the SkillsUSA Championship 2022 medalists on their incredible performance at this year’s national competition. Special congratulations are extended to several national honorees from Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) and Edgecombe Community College (ECC) who also participated in the 2022 NC Space Grant-supported NC High-Altitude Ballooning Challenge and Competition.

Theurer speaks at the 2019 annual American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco. He delivered a presentation at NOAA's booth on the satellite technology NOAA uses and the products they can create from these satellites.

Jun 4, 2020

HAB Team Alumnus Peers at Earth Remotely from Above

From launching high-altitude balloons to working on NOAA satellite data projects, Ryan Theurer is building an exciting space science career.

Mar 3, 2020

Big SkillsUSA Wins for NC Community College Students

After winning in the state level SkillsUSA championship, NC Space Grant-supported Edgecombe Community College earned national titles.

A view of the Pamlico River from the Edgecombe Community College high-altitude balloon

Aug 1, 2019

Ballooning Teams Fly High Despite Weather

This view of the Pamlico River, taken from the Edgecombe Community College high-altitude balloon, won in the best photo or video competition category. Each year since 2015, the NC Space…