NASA: Centers: Wallops Flight Facility

Balloons have been used for decades to conduct scientific studies. The Wallops Flight Facility manages the NASA Balloon Program, which offers capabilities and benefits for scientific research that cannot be duplicated by other methods.

Established in 1945, Wallops Flight Facility,one of the oldest launch sites in the world,is located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Our support of scientific research and orbital and suborbital payloads places us at the center of NASA's space and Earth sciences.