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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Goddard Space Flight Center

Astrophysics Science Division | Sciences and Exploration

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Up, Up and away
Up, up and away. . . The balloon and GRIS payload head up to a float altitude of ~ 40 km. At float, the 39-million cubic foot balloon will expand to about the size of a football field.


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