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80-G-709969: Operation Stratoscope

80-G-709969: Operation Stratoscope. The nearly inflated balloon, the cargo parachute and the instrument payload mounted on the rear of the launching vehicle are visible through the fog on the morning of the launching, September 25, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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Caption: 80-G-709969: Operation Stratoscope. The nearly inflated balloon, the cargo parachute and the instrument payload mounted on the rear of the launching vehicle are visible through the fog on the morning of the launching, September 25, 1957. Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.
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