Purpose of the flight and payload description
Aerodynamical test of the Voyager - Mars aeroshell falling in free fall from a balloon launched from Holloman.
Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 8/22/1967
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon
Flight identification number: H67-65
The aim of the test was to study the aerodynamical behavior of the craft.
External references
- The Roswell Report: Case Closed James McAndrews, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1997
- The Roswell Report: Case Closed James McAndrews, Headquarters United States Air Force, 1997 pag. 156 - 158
Images of the mission
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