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DOE/Sandia National Laboratories

Launch

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Sandia National Laboratories researchers launch a balloon carrying a scaled down version of Aires Tide. After its ascent, the balloon dropped the payload to allow researchers to collect flight data at high speeds.

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Craig Fritz/Sandia National Laboratories

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