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| Re: Possible for temp situations; but permanent?? Huge Helium Balloon Sets High-Flying Record
A robotic balloon with a science mission recently set records for distance and duration in a 41-day flight above the Antarctic.
The NASA-operated balloon flew circles around the South Pole while gathering data on cosmic rays, high-energy particles that travel at nearly light-speed and slam into Earth's upper atmospher
Artist rendering of the Ultra-Long Duration Balloon, expected to fly for 100 days. Credit: NASA
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