PEPP (Planetary Entry Parachute Program) - TEST FLIGHT

Developed by NASA - Langley Research Center (LRC) / NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)

Balloon launched on 7/18/1966, from Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US

Purpose of the flight and payload description



*** PAYLOAD DESCRIPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON ***

Video of the deployment of the balloon, launch and initial ascent

Details of the balloon flight

Balloon launched on: 7/18/1966
Launch site: Holloman Air Force Base, Alamogordo, New Mexico, US  
Balloon launched by: Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratories (AFCRL)
Balloon manufacturer/size/composition: Zero Pressure Balloon Schjeldahl Co. 740.000 m3 (Tandem)
End of flight (L for landing time, W for last contact, otherwise termination time): 7/18/1966
Balloon flight duration (F: time at float only, otherwise total flight time in d:days / h:hours or m:minutes - ): 7 h 30 m
Landing site: 20 miles S of Casa Grande, Arizona, US
 Payload weight: 3627 lbs

Succesful flight

External references

Images of the mission

         

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