NASA science balloon breaks longest flight record 5th February 2013

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NASA science balloon breaks longest flight record 5th February 2013


[size=10]More than 55 days flying over Antarctica NASA's huge Super-TIGER scientific balloon has broken the record for the longest flight of its kind, bringing back a wealth of data[/SIZE][size=10]The Super-TIGER balloon spent 55 days one hour and 34 minutes aloft at an altitude of 127000 feet beating the old record set in 2009 by just over a day


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