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Opinion
Nature 421, 299 (23 January 2003) | doi:10.1038/421299b
Fair play for trial balloons
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Abstract
Ultra-long-duration ballooning has much to offer astronomers — but only if NASA nurtures this fledgling technology.
Consumer gadgets, such as cameras and computers, tend to advance in quality even as their price comes down. Unfortunately for space scientists, rockets aren't like that.
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