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HAYES GROUP LLC · INTERNATIONAL HAB FLIGHT PROGRAM
Your students' experiment; 30 kilometers straight up!
The International High-Altitude Balloon (HAB) Flight Program gives high school, college and university students a real space mission: design a scientific payload in your classroom, fly it to the edge of space from a launch site in the United States, and get the data back; wherever in the world your school is. (Currently offered in the United States of America and Australia only - more countries coming soon). The program is designed to be a 10 week online program in 2026, register your interest below to find out more about the contents of the program.
Most Space programs or kits simulate. This one flies!
A flight program, not a science kit!
Teachers and Student teams work through the same payload lifecycle used on real world space missions including requirements, design, integration, flight readiness, launch, and data analysis all guided by Australian/American Space leader Kim Ellis Hayes.
Using Space to teach Future Focused skills in the Classroom!
In the classroom: Design a real payload
In the classroom: Design a real payload
In the classroom: Design a real payload
Students choose a research question biology, materials, atmospheric science, imaging and engineer an experiment to survive near-space conditions: extreme cold, low pressure, and high UV. Curriculum-aligned resources support teachers at every step.
At the launch site: Fly to the edge of space
In the classroom: Design a real payload
In the classroom: Design a real payload
The winning two schools payloads are integrated and launched on a high-altitude balloon from a partner launch site in the United States, ascending above 99% of Earth's atmosphere before parachute descent and recovery. Schools can follow the launch live or watch the video later.
Back on the ground: Analyse flight data
In the classroom: Design a real payload
Back on the ground: Analyse flight data
Teams receive their flight data, imagery, and recovered payload materials, then complete a post-flight analysis the same close-the-loop discipline expected of professional payload teams. Every student flies something real.
Mission & Flight program led by Scientist-Astronaut Candidate Kim Ellis Hayes
Award winning Scientist, Lawyer and Astronaut Candidate with a decade of experience sending payloads to and from the International Space Station.
NSW Department of Education High Achieving Alumni Ambassador appointed 2025
Teaching & Learning expertise for 15 years as an Associate Professor and Visiting Lecturer, co-delivering education programs with NASA: Boots on Mars and Boots on the Moon, the European Space Agency and collaboration with the United Nations and World Economic Forum.
Former Major Discipline co-ordinator for Australia's first multidisciplinary undergraduate Space Technology Education program.
Commercial Spaceflight training & expertise leading Educational experiences
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