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North Pole: SoRa mission starts on balloon
Rome, Italy - It will test technologies for planetary exploration, firstly Mars
The stratospheric balloon, pending on the suitable weather conditions, is ready to the launch in flight from Svalbard Isles, not far from North Pole, to circumnavigate the Arctic at 35 km from the ground and to launch SoRa experiment (Sounding Radar). A mission by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) of short duration (four days) and with contained costs, but that will supply results of great scientific...
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AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency