Mar 4 1962
From The Space Library
USAF's first balloon launching in Project Stargazer ended when the large helium balloon exploded at 42,000 feet two hours after launch. It dropped its gondola loaded with telescopic camera equipment into deep Sierra Mountain snow. Launched from Chico, Calif., the balloon was to have ascended to the upper atmosphere where its telescopic cameras would have photographed the stars and planets free from the filtering action of the atmosphere.
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