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News Release 08-001
Scientific Balloons Achieve Antarctic Flight Record
Three flights in the air simultaneously over the southernmost continent
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![Photo of Antartic Balloon launch](/news/mmg/media/images/cream_launch_f1.jpg)
The University of Maryland's Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass (CREAM) payload is launched near NSF's McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Credit: NASA Photo
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