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NASA Balloon at Float, Begins Southern Hemisphere Journey
April 17, 2025
WASHINGTON, April 17 -- NASA issued the following news release:

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NASA Balloon at Float, Begins Southern Hemisphere Journey

The first super pressure balloon flight of NASA's New Zealand Balloon Campaign reached its float altitude after lifting off from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand, at 10:44 a.m. NZST, Thursday, April 17 (6:44 p.m., Wednesday, April 16 in U.S. Eastern Time). The football-stadium-sized, heavy-lift super pressure balloon is on a missi . . .

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