NASA Launches Super Pressure Balloon from New Zealand

NASA’s Scientific Balloon Program successfully launched its football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon (SPB) from Wānaka Airport, New Zealand, at 11:42 a.m., Sunday, April 16, 2023, (7:42 p.m.. April 15 in U.S. Eastern Time), on a mission planned for 100 or more days.

Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
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