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Heavy Lift Balloon Test

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Mar 17, 2015
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Team members install the ripstich to reduce shock load on the balloon
From left to right, rigging team members Alec Beange, Josh King, and Derek Dolbey install the ripstich, which will reduce the shock load on the super pressure balloon (SPB) payload at flight termination.

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From left to right, rigging team members Alec Beange, Josh King, and Derek Dolbey install the ripstich, which will reduce the shock load on the super pressure balloon (SPB) payload at flight termination.

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