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Weather balloon
The scientific payload that was attached to the space balloon

The Malta 2021 Stratospheric Balloon was a stratospheric upper-atmosphere weather balloon launched on 13 August 2021 from the Esplora Complex in the small, island-nation of Malta. A false-advertising campaign before the launch stated that the balloon would be a "space balloon" despite the fact the stratospheric balloon only climbed to 37 kilometres (23 mi), 63 kilometres (39 mi) short of the Kármán line. The launch succeeded an earlier, failed launch in which the balloon detached from its sensory payload due to an imbalance of forces acting on the balloon.

References

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  2. "Collaboration". The Malta Independent. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  3. "Malta lets off its first space balloon to collect atmospheric data thanks to UM-led project". University of Malta. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  4. "Memory foam, insulin monitors, freeze-dried food... it all came from space". MaltaToday.com.mt. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. "Malta's first space balloon let off into the skies - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  6. Pace, Yannick (2021-08-14). "Malta Launches Balloon Into The Stratosphere To Capture First Space Images Of The Island". Lovin Malta. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
  7. "First views of Malta from the stratosphere". Times of Malta. Retrieved 2021-11-17.


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