{
  "id": 3100397,
  "title": "Second NASA Balloon Mission Launches from Fort Sumner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/second-nasa-balloon-mission-launches-from-fort-sumner",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T19:36:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NASA Science",
    "slug": "nasa-science",
    "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/wallops/2026/08/24/second-nasa-balloon-mission-launches-from-fort-sumner/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The CLIC 2 mission was hand launched on a scientific balloon from NASA’s launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, at 7:16 a.m. MDT (9:16 a.m. EDT). The balloon is the second flight for the Compact Large-sensor Imaging Camera mission, carrying a small camera system that can process images in real-time to help determine safe landing spots for rovers for future Moon or Mars missions. The balloon…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}