NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights
March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, March 14 -- NASA issued the following news release:
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NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wanaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency's super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift balloons will travel the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more.
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NASA Super Pressure Balloons Return to New Zealand for Test Flights
NASA's Scientific Balloon Program has returned to Wanaka, New Zealand, for two scheduled flights to test and qualify the agency's super pressure balloon technology. These stadium-sized, heavy-lift balloons will travel the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes for planned missions of 100 days or more.
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