NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon stands fully inflated and ready for lift-off from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand April 26, 2017 644 × 362 Eighth time lucky: NASA launches super balloon to collect near space data NASA’s Super Pressure Balloon stands fully inflated and ready for lift-off from Wanaka Airport, New Zealand before it took flight at 10:50 a.m. local time April 25, 2017 (1850 EDT April 24, 2017.) Bill Rodman/Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS