Rory McCarthy Richard Branson Per Lindstrand
Marrakech, Morocco (approximately 31 degrees latitude)
Launch Window: winter '97-'98 Cruising Altitude: up to 40,000 feet Duration: 2-3 weeks Outside Air Temperature: -50 degrees C Speed: up to 120 mph
Type: De Rozier Height: 170 feet Diameter: 118 feet Color: top of balloon is white, cone of balloon is aluminum Fabric: high-tech aramid fabric
Height: 9 feet Diameter: 9 feet Fuel: Propane Fuel Cylinders: 6 propane tanks, 1 ton each with internal heater to thaw frozen gas
Ozone instruments will be taken along to measure the presence of halocarbons in the atmosphere.