NASA;s Balloon Program (SVS31302)

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A NASA super pressure balloon (SPB) takes to the skies on a potentially record-breaking, around-the-world flight, from Wanaka, New Zealand. Flight managers seek to break the current SPB flight duration record of 54 days while maintaining a constant float altitude.The science and engineering communities have previously identified long-duration balloon flights at constant altitudes as playing an important role in providing inexpensive access to the near-space environment for science and technology. The SPB can carry a payload weighing several tons to an altitude above 99.5 percent of the Earth’s atmosphere.As the balloon travels around the Earth, it may be visible from the ground, particularly at sunrise and sunset, to those who live in the southern hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, such as Argentina and South Africa. Anyone may track the progress of the flight, which includes a map showing the balloon’s real-time location, at:https://www.csbf.nasa.gov/newzealand/wanaka.htmCredits: NASA/BPO

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NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio - Global Science and Technology, Inc./Amy Moran

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