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SLS could launch a Titan balloon mission | Boeing engineers proposed a design akin to a "traditional blimp" filled with helium and two ballast tanks, equipped with RADAR/LIDAR systems and atmospheric sensors. The team expects such a balloon to last in Titan's atmosphere for years.


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