Ward and his friends launched the balloon rig from Comanche, about 100 miles west of Waco. From there, it traveled 99,000 feet into the freezing stratosphere, where it burst as planned. The radio and ...

NEW YORK -- Children from East Harlem are learning about science in a unique way. They sent a balloon into the atmosphere and captured the incredible trip on video. It's a massive feat of engineering, ...

A group of kid scientists from East Harlem got a first-hand lesson about outer space. The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on ...

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