Kaymont Awarded NASA Contract to Supply Weather Balloons for SHADOZ Atmospheric Research Network
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Jul. 30, 2026 — Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc. has been awarded a NASA purchase order to supply 470 weather balloons for the Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) network, supporting ongoing measurements of ozone and atmospheric conditions.
The $36,900 award, issued by the NASA Shared Services Center on July 28, 2026, includes 415 1,220-gram balloons and 55 1,500-gram balloons.
Led by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in collaboration with NOAA and international partners, SHADOZ coordinates balloon-borne observations across tropical and subtropical regions. These flights carry instruments that measure ozone and atmospheric conditions at different altitudes, building a long-term record for scientific research.
SHADOZ observations help researchers evaluate atmospheric trends, validate satellite measurements and assess atmospheric models. Kaymont’s balloon supply will support the launches needed to continue collecting these valuable data.
Kaymont is proud to support NASA and the SHADOZ network’s international research community through the supply of weather balloons for atmospheric observation.
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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