On a stratospheric balloon, we are above about 99.5% of the Earth's atmosphere, which improves the situation dramatically."

He has spent two decades and nearly $20 million in his quest to send him to the heavens in a stratospheric balloon.

Molchanov also participated in first Soviet stratospheric balloon ascents (1933-34).

The site was used for several years to launch stratospheric balloons for Air Force projects.

Others used Stratospheric balloons to investigate high altitudes.

During this time he instrumented two stratospheric balloon flights, the second of which broke the existing record for altitude in 1936.

Due to unique geographic reasons Hyderabad was selected for stratospheric balloon launches.

He was the first to carry out astronomical observations from a stratospheric balloon, in particular to study Mars in a detailed way.

In 1952, during an Arctic Cruise, for the first time were launched stratospheric balloons from the deck of the ship.

Since 1975 the airport is used by the Italian Space Agency as launch site for stratospheric balloons.

A range of field instruments is being developed for deployment from the ground, from aircraft and from large stratospheric balloons.

Pollux is designed to reach its drop height of about 15 miles (24 km) courtesy of a stratospheric balloon.

Subsequent analysis has revealed that the daredevil attained a speed of 1,357.6km/h (843.6mph) when he leapt from his stratospheric balloon.

As Head of Section Instrumentation, performed experiments with stratospheric balloons and sounding rockets.

StratoCat - Stratospheric balloons.

In 1932-1933 Usyskin designed portable, lightweight scientific instruments for stratospheric balloons, and was a natural choice for the Osoaviakhim-1 crew.

"Early fall in New Mexico is one of the best times of the year to launch stratospheric balloons," mission meteorologist Don Day said.

Chertovsky, an engineer of Aviation Medicine Institute, was involved in early Soviet stratospheric balloon program, and co-designed the ill-fated Osoaviakhim-1.

French space agency CNES launched a stratospheric balloon from its Aire-sur-l'Adour center carrying Falke.

One example of this is the malfunction of a NASA stratospheric balloon launched on June 6, 1989 from Palestine, Texas.

After the difficulties encountered with the stratospheric balloons, ARCA decided to change their approach to orbital launch for the Google Lunar X Prize.

Fournier and his team were making the final arrangements early Sunday in the small city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan to send him to the heavens in a stratospheric balloon.

In 1934-1935 it housed a stratospheric balloon launch site, initially known as Stratocamp, sponsored by the National Geographic Society and the United States Army Air Corps.

It should be stated that stratospheric balloons of this broad type have been flown by various groups for more than twenty-five years with great success, so that even this is a small risk.

A balloon-borne telescope is a sub-orbital astronomical telescope that is suspended below one or more stratospheric balloons, allowing it to be lifted above the lower, dense part of the Earth's atmosphere.