Purpose of the flight and payload description
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Details of the balloon flight
Balloon launched on: 3/9/1992 at 22:28 utc
Launch site: Barstow/Dagget Airport, California, US
Balloon launched by: National Scientific Balloon Facility (NSBF)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon N16-8T-2.038
Balloon serial number: R2.03-0-102
Flight identification number: 325NT
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 3/10/1992 at 18:58 utc
Landing site: 9 Miles SW of Vega, Texas, US
External references
- Developments in long duration balloon vehicles using pressurized balloon systems 32nd Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1994
- NASA Balloon Flights (19891998) in NASA Historical Data Book, Vol. VII: NASA Launch Systems, Space Transportation, Human Spaceflight, and Space Science, 1989-1998
- The Long Duration Balloon Vehicle (LDBV) flight system development 34th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, 1996
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