High-altitude balloons over Oregon bring search for life on Mars one step closer - Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon-based aerospace outfit tests equipment for space agencies around the world on the coast and in Central Oregon.

The Near Space Corporation crew manages the upper portion of the high-altitude balloon at the Madras Airport. Brandon Swanson / OPB Its an icy fall morning at the Madras Airport. In the distance, M… [+11508 chars]

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