On 8 October, no less than three balloons were launched from Esrange Space Center. All three were part of the BEXUS program which enables European students to perform experiments using high altitude balloons.

Balloons used for BEXUS 6/7 was 10 000m³ Zodiac balloons. The balloons flew for 2-4 hours and reached 25-30 km altitude.

ESA Education Article - Student Experiments Fly High on Helium Balloons

DLR Article - Students fly their own research experiments on stratospheric balloons

Broadcast by EuroNews - Student projects fly high in northen Sweden  

BEXUS 6 Campaign Report

BEXUS 6 was launched October 8 from Esrange Space Center at 07.10 UTC
The landing was successfully made at 10.10 UTC.

Launch of BEXUS 6.

BEXUS 7 was launched October 8 from Esrange Space Center at 13.36 UTC
The landing was successfully made at 17.30 UTC

Launch of BEXUS 7 (© R. Schederin, SNSB).

The experiment ICARUS was launched at 10.10 UTC with a separate balloon.

ICARUS ready for launch.