Purpose of the flight and payload description

Anthropomorphic Dummy Launch from stratospheric balloons to test escape systems and parachutes for High Altitude Manned Flights

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 5/29/1957
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US lugar exacto: Hatch - Nuevo Mexico
Balloon launched by: Balloon Branch, Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon  
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 5/29/1957
Landing site: 25 miles NW os Las Cruces, New Mexico, US

External references

Images of the mission

         

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