#shorts MDRS Crew 269: Space Balloons

“People have always proposed balloons on Mars, but it's always been more for a robotic mission application,” said Matthew Eby, MDRS Crew 269 GreenHab Officer and Engineering Specialist in Aerospace’s Engineering and Technology Group. “This experiment explored how deploying a balloon can fit into a human exploration mission. In this case, we measured the dust profile in the atmosphere between ground level and 90,000 feet, something a crew may want to do on Mars if a dust storm occurs.”

Read more: https://aerospace.org/article/living-mars-aerospace-crew-accelerates-human-space-exploration-knowledge

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