NASA Launching Huge Bacteria-Filled Balloons During Solar Eclipse on Monday

in #science7 years ago

During the solar eclipse on Monday, NASA in collaboration with Montana State University, will be launching giant balloons filled with bacteria into the stratosphere.

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https://sputniknews.com/society/201708191056613527-nasa-bacteria-balloon-solar-eclipse/

Launching highly resilient strains of bacteria into the atmosphere? Interesting.......what do you all think?

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Testing to see how it behaves in a "space like" high altitude environment. Crazy....