#stratocat — Public Fediverse posts
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It's #July and #StratoCat remarks important events and dates of #scientific ballooning history that occurred on this month
- First #Explorer mission by National Geographic Society
- Wire carrying balloon destroys German power plant in WWII
- Third manned mission of #Stratolab High program
- Balloon launched from #Canada lands by accident in #Siberia
- Second jump of the Red Bull Stratos program...and much more
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Just updated on #StratoCat important events and dates of #scientific ballooning history that occurred in #February
- First balloon flight in Antarctica
- MOBY DICK project #balloon sets record
- 7 mice survive six days in balloon #gondola
- BAL-AST telescope observes #Venus
- Nick #Piantanida's 2nd free fall attempt
- #Challenger deploys balloon device in orbit
- Steve #Fossett completes 1st.solo #transpacific balloon flight...and much more
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Just updated on #StratoCat important events and dates of #scientific ballooning history that occurred in #January
- First balloon flight from England to France over the English Channel
- First Air Voyage in America by Jean Pierre #Blanchard
- Start of the #GENETRIX spy balloon launches towards the USSR
- First evidence of #Positrons in primary Cosmic Rays
- #ECHO II balloon-satellite launch
- First flight of a big #stratospheric #balloon in #Antarctica...and much more
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On this day in 1985, a French runaway #MIR stratospheric balloon launched by #CNES in July from #Paardefontein, South Africa appeared for a few hours over Buenos Aires causing a commotion that still today is remembered. In late 90s decade, I started research on my own on this infamous #UFO case. The work I've done solving it would lead in 2005 to the creation of the only catalog of stratospheric balloon launches. It evolved into what is today the #StratoCat website.