Apply to the HASP 2025 Call for Payloads (CFP) for a seat on the September 2025 flight of the High Altitude Student Platform (HASP). HASP can support up to 24 student payloads (providing power, telemetry, and commanding) during a flight to an altitude of 122,000 feet for up to 20 hours. The NASA Balloon Program Office, HASP Management Team, and the Astrophysics Division of the NASA Science Mission Directorate anticipate flying HASP through 2025 with additional flights planned. There is no cost for launch and flight operations. Student teams will need to raise their own funds to support the development of their payload and, if necessary, travel to Palestine, TX, for HASP integration and Ft. Sumner, NM, for flight operations.
Below are the important dates for the HASP 2025 CFP.
Q&A Teleconference: September 27, 2024
Notice of Intent Due: October 11, 2024
Application Development Teleconference: October 18, 2024
Application Due: November 04, 2024
Materials for a HASP 2025 student team application are attached to this email, including the HASP Call for Payloads 2025, a HASP 2025 NOI form, and the HASP Proposal Template. Details on the payload constraints and interface with HASP, as well as online access to the CFP materials, can be found on the “Participant Info” page of the HASP website at http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/Participantinfo.php. Details about previous HASP flights and the student payloads flown can be found on the “Flight Information” page of the HASP website at http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp/Flightinfo.php.
Applications are due November 04, 2024, and selections will be announced by early December 2024. A Notice of Intent (NOI) is required for any team planning to apply for a HASP 2025 seat. Fill out the form located at https://lsu.formstack.com/forms/hasp_notice_of_intent once the basic information concerning your payload and student teams is known before October 11, 2024. Contact information is only needed for the student team lead and the faculty advisor. If you have a multiple-institution project, only the lead institution should submit an NOI, and collaborating institutions should be listed on the NOI. The lead institution will be responsible for distributing official HASP information to all project participants.
We will be conducting two Q&A Virtual Meetings this season. The first virtual meeting will be on Friday, September 27, 2024, at 10:00 am (central time) and will be focused on general information concerning HASP and the application process. The second virtual meeting will be on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 10:00 am (central time) and will discuss any questions potential applicants may have while creating their application.Groups who have previously flown on HASP should attend these meetings as there have been a number of changes in the program over the last few years. Both virtual meetings will be conducted over Zoom. If you intend to participate in either of these virtual meetings, you need to register at https://lsu.formstack.com/forms/hasp_qa_registration. The Teams Meeting link will be sent out to registrants about 1 week before the meeting.
NOTE: Please pay attention to and take seriously the components that are banned on HASP 2025 student payloads as listed in Table 2 on page 9. Payloads that include any of these components will not be considered for flight.
If you have any questions about the application materials or HASP, feel free to contact us at hasp@lsu.edu
Also, please forward this e-mail to any others you feel might be interested in applying.
Doug Granger, Aaron Ryan, T. Gregory Guzik
HASP Management
Louisiana State University
Doug Granger
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Louisiana State University
327 Nicholson Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803
For more information and/or to apply:
https://laspace.lsu.edu//hasp/
Deadline: 11/04/2024 23:59 Central Time