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TODAY IN ADVENTURE |
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Ballonists Reach Statosphere |
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On August 15, (that’s today!), 1957, Major David G. Simons reached a point of 30,942 meters in a baloon designed by the United States Air Force in a pre-space expedition. The Manhigh II baloon, which Simons was in, reached an altitude higher than any other on the project and took around 32 hours to complete. The inspiration for the project was to study the effects of cosmic rays and potential radiation from space on humans. |
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