NASA Launches Stratospheric 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. The balloon will float at 110,000 feet (33.5 km) with the winds carrying it about the southern hemisphere's mid-latitude band.
While validating the super pressure balloon technology is the main flight objective, the balloon is also carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT), from Princeton University, which uses a wide field of view to image large galaxy clusters from a balloon platform in a near-space environment.
Learn more about NASA's Scientific Balloon Program:
https://www.nasa.gov/scientificballoons
Video Credit: NASA's Wallops Flight Facility
Lead Producer: Bill Rodman
Duration: 1 minute
Release Date: April 18, 2023
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