Universities across the country will be doing research during the celestial event.
SAN ANTONIO — Authorities have been notified. Launch is a go., you may notice another unusual sight when you look up: giant white balloons hovering over your community. , comprised of universities across the U.S. that will be conducting research during this weekend's eclipse.
"I teach a course in how to build spacecraft that basically runs on a two-year rotation," said Dr. Edgar Bering, professor of physics and electrical engineering at UH."Because this is a class, we started right away last December and took about half of them to Alaska with us with the previous group so they could train with the University of Alaska team."
A 29-person team from the University of Houston will be launching a single balloon from near Bracketville, set to fly over Concan and touch down near Center Point, Texas. "I told my students Friday in class that I really wanted them to have fun this trip. This is a part of education that gets lost," Bering explained."Where is the joy and wonder that we all felt when we first went to school at the age of five? It's here! This is where it is!" "This is an extension of curriculum," Bering explained."I think I'm one of the few universities that's actually doing that.
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