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Venus Aerial Robotic Balloon Prototype Aces Test Flights

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Tom Patton
Oct 14, 2022
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A scaled-down version of the robotic balloon that could one day take to the Venusian skies successfully completed two Nevada test flights, marking a milestone for the project.

“The success of these test flights is a huge deal for us: We’ve successfully demonstrated the technology we’ll need for investigating the clouds of Venus.”

Paul Byrne, an associate …

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