Purpose of the flight and payload description
There is no data available on the purpose of the flight or the experiments performed. Below there is a link to the only known reference.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 9/14/1970
Launch site: Joe Foss field, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, US
Balloon launched by: Raven Industries Inc.
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): ??/??/1970
External references
- ONR Balloon Flight Operations, Sponsored by NASA, 1964-75, Memo Report by W.L.Smith (ONR) to NASA HQ, 1976 - StratoCat's private collection
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