World View Preps For Most Ambitious Test Flight

Credit: A World View balloon similar to the one that will be part of the Stratollite vehicle: World View Enterprises
HOUSTON—Tucson, Arizona-based World View Enterprises, Inc. is set for a four-day test flight of its uncrewed Stratollite high-altitude balloon, the longest voyage yet for the rocketless system. Stratollite was developed to support long-duration remote sensing missions at the edge of space that range...
Mark Carreau

Mark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

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