Video of today's balloon launch

Tuesday, 25 April 2017, 5:06 pm
Press Release: NASA

Flight tracker:

https://www.csbf.nasa.gov/map/balloon5/flight679NT.htm

More Info: NASA's Super Pressure Balloon Takes Flight From NZ

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