Launched Twice Daily From Green Bay, Weather Balloons Travel to the Fringes of the Atmosphere to Gather Data; Flying for a Forecast

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Green Bay - When Steven Fleegel was a young boy, his balloon sometimes got away from him, and he cried as he watched his toy get smaller and smaller in the sky.

Now Fleegel is paid to let balloons go.

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Launched Twice Daily From Green Bay, Weather Balloons Travel to the Fringes of the Atmosphere to Gather Data; Flying for a Forecast

The balloons Fleegel handles, though, are filled with hydrogen until they're 6 feet across, and they're tied to a box of weather instruments plus a tiny orange parachute. If they work correctly, they'll soar about 1,000 feet a minute until they hit 100,000 feet above Earth and burst when they're roughly the si...

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