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Raven's Aerostar Subsidiary Announces Successful Flight of NASA Prototype Super-Pressure Balloon in Antarctica.

Publication: Defense & Aerospace Week
Publication Date: 04-FEB-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Aerostar International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAVN), announced a seven million cubic foot prototype super-pressure balloon, built for NASA's Balloon Program, has surpassed two weeks of near constant altitude flight over the Antarctic continent. This flight marks the next milestone in NASA's plans to develop a vehicle to fly heavy scientific payloads at the edge of space for periods up to 100 days.

The seven million cubic foot balloon, 274 feet in diameter,...

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