NASA's super pressure balloon launch in Wanaka has been postponed again. The launch was due to happen at 4:30am on Monday, but conditions in the air and the ground were considered too poor. The wind speeds were above the levels required for launch and weather forecasts showed some chance for rain. The report will be made at 2pm this afternoon as to when the next launch attempt will take place. This is the third time NASA has attempted to launch the balloon from Wanaka.
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Monday, 10 April 2017
NASA postpones Wanaka balloon launch
NASA's super pressure balloon launch in Wanaka has been postponed again. The launch was due to happen at 4:30am on Monday, but conditions in the air and the ground were considered too poor. The wind speeds were above the levels required for launch and weather forecasts showed some chance for rain. The report will be made at 2pm this afternoon as to when the next launch attempt will take place. This is the third time NASA has attempted to launch the balloon from Wanaka.
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Close NASA Sends Rocket To Asteroid
A rocket has blasted off from NASA with the hope of connecting with an asteroid.The space craft is called Osiris-Rex has blasted off from Florida late last week. It hopes to get samples from an asteroid, a small rocky body flying around the Sun, and bring them back for scientists to study. They’ve chosen one which is fairly near to Earth called Bennu but it is still really far away. The mission will take seven years in total and it’s not expected back until September 2023.Link
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