The meeting will take place on August 21, 2025  at 7 PM on Zoom and at the Robinson Nature Center .

Andrew Hamilton is currently serving as the Deputy Chief for the NASA Balloon Program having previously served as the Acting Chief of the program. Mr. Hamilton started his career with NASA at Johnson Space Center serving as an Astronaut Instructor for the Space Shuttle program as well as a Space Shuttle Flight Controller. Transferring to Wallops Flight Facility in 2012, he served as a Range Safety Officer before joining the balloon program in 2021.

Mr. Hamilton will discuss the mission, platforms, and operations involved with stratospheric scientific balloons.