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NASA high-altitude balloon experiment launches in Madras, ends near Prineville

NASA high-altitude balloon experiment launches in Madras, ends near Prineville (Update: Adding video, comments from Near Space Corp. president) Goal is to eventually be able to drop items from the International Space Station safely to Earth MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) In the early hours of Thursday morning, a NASA partner s critical space experiment was underway in Central Oregon. A stratospheric scientific balloon successfully launched from the Madras Airport around 6 a.m. The high-altitude balloon flew over 100,000 feet into the air, venturing above the Earth s atmosphere, traveling more than 22 miles high.  Well it launched , so that s good,” Kevin Tucker, president of Near Space Corporation of Tillamook, said with a chuckle.

High-altitude balloon in NASA test soars aloft from Madras Airport

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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