Kaymont Awarded NASA Contract to Supply 400 Weather Balloons for SHADOZ Network
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Aug. 4, 2025 — Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc. has been awarded a $28,000 NASA contract to supply 400 weather balloons for the Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network.
Issued by the NASA Shared Services Center on July 29, 2025, purchase order 80NSSC25PB564 identified Kaymont as the sole-source supplier for the requirement. The procurement supports NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the SHADOZ network’s atmospheric observation research.
SHADOZ coordinates balloon-borne ozone measurements through a collaboration among NASA, NOAA and international partners. Instruments carried by weather balloons collect vertical profiles of ozone and atmospheric conditions, contributing to a long-term record across tropical and subtropical regions. These observations help scientists study atmospheric trends, evaluate satellite measurements and improve understanding of ozone distribution. Kaymont’s balloon supply supports the launches needed to sustain this research.
Kaymont is proud to support NASA and the SHADOZ research community by providing weather balloons for scientific observation and environmental monitoring.
About Kaymont Consolidated Industries
Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc., based in Melbourne, Florida, is the largest distributor of natural latex weather balloons worldwide and supplies meteorological balloons and instrumentation for weather observation, defense, atmospheric research and educational applications.
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