Jamie Adkins

March 30, 2016

NASA Super Pressure Balloon Launch: Quick Facts

Name: NASA scientific balloon to launch from Wanaka, NZ
Uploaded: 2016-03-30T14:02:56-07:00
Duration: 1 min 15 s
Description: NASA is preparing to launch a massive balloon from Wanaka, New Zealand.

NASA’s Balloon Program Team runs through a few fun facts about its super pressure balloon, scheduled to launch from Wanaka, New Zealand, in the following video:

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