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Nasa forced to ditch second super-pressure balloon flight

Valuable scientific payload was brought down over the Pacific Ocean.

Nasa’s second super-pressure balloon prepares for launch on May 12 at Wānaka Airport. Photo: Nasa.

Peter Owens Tue, 16 May 2023

Nasa’s second super-pressure balloon launched from Wānaka on Saturday has been curtailed. After more than a day in flight, the balloon, carrying the Extreme Universe Space Observatory 2 (EUSO-2), developed a leak, forcing flight controllers to terminate the flight over the southern Pacific

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Peter Owens Tue, 16 May 2023
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