Purpose of the flight and payload description
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 10/18/1957
Launch site: Feigh Mine, Crosby, Minnesota, US
Balloon launched by: Winzen Research Inc.
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Winzen
Balloon serial number: 173.6-200-V-38
Flight identification number: WRI 770
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 10 h
Payload weight: 1030 lbs
Overall weight: 4165 lbs
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External references
- Stratolab, an Evolutionary Stratospheric Balloon Project - an article by Gregory Kennedy
Images of the mission
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