The Balloon Rapid Response for ISON (BRRISON) payload is rolled out of its processing bay this morning at Ft. Sumner, N.M., for electronics and communications testing prior to its expected pre-dawn flight on September 29. During it Sunday flight, BRRISON will observe the comet as it heads towards the sun for its passage of the fiery giant in late N
The Balloon Rapid Response for ISON (BRRISON) payload is rolled out of its processing bay this morning at Ft. Sumner, N.M., for electronics and communications testing prior to its expected pre-dawn flight on September 29. During it Sunday flight, BRRISON will observe the comet as it heads towards the sun for its passage of the fiery giant in late November.
More information on BRRISON is available at: http://brrison.jhuapl.edu/index.php
NASA Photo/Patrick Black