High-altitude balloon in NASA test soars aloft from Madras Airport
Project s goal is to safely drop items from space back to Earth
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) A large high-altitude balloon soared aloft from the Madras Airport early Thursday morning, ascending more than 22 miles to test for NASA a new way of returning items to Earth, without rockets.
The balloon, which launched around 6 a.m., is part of an experiment to test the accuracy of landing items dropped from the International Space Station safely and precisely back on the ground.
The project is sponsored by NASA s Flight Opportunities Program, in partnership with the Near Space Corp. of Tillamook and the University of Kentucky.
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