Butwhiletheongoingcompetitiontolaunchtheworld's nextbestrockettendstodominatenewsheadlines, there's a littleknownmissionandNASAtodevelop a newkindofspacetelescope.
Youcandomoresciencein a singleballoonflightthanyoucoulddofromyearsandyearsofobservingfromanyoftheseexistingobservatory's.
1回の気球飛行で、既存の観測所で何年もかけて観測するよりも多くの科学的成果を上げることができます。
Youcantaketechnologicalriskson a balloonthatyouwouldneverbeabletotakeon a spacemissionsoyoucandoallkindsofcrazythings, likesendingmassivetelescopesthatarecooltonearabsolutezerototheedgeofspace.
SowhenMarsperseverancewascomingin, I gotchillswhenweknewthattheparachutesdeployedandstartedslowingdowntheroverandbroughtitintotheatmospherebecausetheballoonprogram, inourownlittleway, helpthemtoadvancethetechnologysothatultimatelytheyweresuccessfulperseverancefaithfullyonthesurfaceofMars.