Still a smaller gas bag than my wife.
NASA 'Kilo-Kitty' Super Pressure Balloon goes aloft at last
NASA's latest attempt to launch its Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) in New Zealand has gone off without a hitch. The launch of the kilo-kitty mission had suffered repeated weather delays. After deciding to go ahead today, the balloon was laid out and a tow balloon inflated to lift the tip of the SPB off the ground. That was …
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Tuesday 17th May 2016 14:39 GMT Anonymous Blowhard
“as large as 92 Goodyear blimps”
Should at least be 9.2 dekablimps or 0.92 hectoblimps (according to NIST)
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Tuesday 17th May 2016 09:43 GMT Michael H.F. Wilkinson
In the interest of the environment
Couldn't we make an even bigger balloon by filling it with all the hot gases produced by politicians of all nations?
On the other hand, maybe it wouldn't get off the ground, just as most ideas vented by said politicians.
More seriously: good work from NASA getting the balloon launched after all.
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