NASA launches stadium-sized balloon from NZ’s South Island

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Guest authors

The super-pressure balloon lifted off from Wānaka Airport and will now spend 100 days or more flying around the Southern Hemisphere’s mid-latitudes, where it will measure neutral wind in the upper atmosphere.

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