Laying out the Sunrise balloon (DI02015)
Sunrise technicians lay out the balloon inside a removable protective red sheath on a protective gray ground pad in preparation for the launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden in June 2009. The balloon-borne gondola contained a 1-meter solar telescope as well as other instruments on a mis...
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Summary: | Sunrise technicians lay out the balloon inside a removable protective red sheath on a protective gray ground pad in preparation for the launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden in June 2009. The balloon-borne gondola contained a 1-meter solar telescope as well as other instruments on a mission to investigate the structure and dynamics of the Sun's magnetic fields. |
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