Spaceward Bound and the DREAMS project recently launched a weather balloon in the Mojave Desert. The balloon’s payload contained scientific experiments designed to shed light on the search for life on Mars. Spaceward Bound brings together primary-grade science teachers with scientists to conduct astrobiology research in the field. This time around, Spaceward Bound joined forces with the Columbus, Georgia–based DREAMS (Doing Research at Extreme Altitudes by Motivated Students) project. DREAMS involves students in designing and building a set of scientific instruments that are carried aloft by a weather balloon. The balloon ascends, expanding as it rises into thinner and thinner atmosphere, collecting data as it goes, until it reaches a height of 80,000 to 90,000 feet.

To read more about the recent field project, visit astrobio.net.
DREAMS also features in the recent episodes of The Amazing Adventures of AstrobioBot.