The balloon gains altitude

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The BEXUS balloon still resembles a narrow tube. Not until it reaches higher altitudes, where the air is thinner, does the gas it contains start to expand. Then it assumes the characteristic shape of a balloon.

Credit: DLR.

Rockets and balloons: the German/Swedish REXUS/BEXUS student project

Bildergalerie BEXUS 6/7

REXUS-BEXUS-Programm - DLR Raumfahrt-Agentur

Informationen für Teilnehmer des REXUS/BEXUS-Programms

REXUS/BEXUS project site

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Space Radiation