Balloon Launch PROJECT HORUS. Preparing Balloon launch in Canada High Altitude Balloons as Launch Vehicles.

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Balloon Launch PROJECT HORUS

Preparing Balloon launch in Canada High Altitude Balloons as Launch Vehicles

- Reach heights of up to 42km Source: Canadian Space Agency High Altitude Balloons as Launch Vehicles

If there was no atmosphere, there would be no support for life on Earth. It is a thin layer around the surface of the Earth that: contains the air we breathe; protects life from the Sun’s radiation; helps keep the planet’s heat from escaping keeps the climate on Earth moderate for life to exist. Atmosphere and its layers

Source: NASA Atmosphere and its layers

Balloon launch from South Australia