NASA mission to use balloon larger than football field

nasa'S bALOON MISSION send telescope above Antarctica

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NASA'S balloon l mISSION Larger than a football field

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BALOON MISSION WILL BEE 40,000 meters above Antarctica,

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The telescope will observe several star-forming regions in our home galaxy,

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The mission is set to launch no earlier than December 2023

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Why balloon missions? these missions cost less than space missions AND...

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take less time ******* NASA'S Balloon Program launches 10 to 15 balloon missions each year

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