Editor’s note: This story was updated to state that the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs oversees the U.S. Antarctic Program. Fifty-five days, one hour, and 34 minutes was the NASA record to beat, and the GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory) scientific balloon mission did just that Saturday, Feb. 24, while flying […]
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Scientific Balloons, Astrophysics Explorers Program, GUSTO (Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory), Wallops Flight Facility
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February 26, 2024
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