Purpose of the flight and payload description
A NASA prototype of an airplane that someday may fly over Mars successfully completed a high-altitude flight test
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 8/9/2001
Launch site: Naval Air Station Tillamook, Oregon, US
Balloon launched by: Global Solutions for Science and Learning (GSSL) Inc.
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 8/9/2001
Landing site: Tillamook Airport, Oregon, US
External references
- AMES COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEST OF MARS AIRPLANE PROTOTYPE Nasa Press Release
Images of the mission
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