Charles B. Moore co-pilot of the StratoLab IV mission gazing at the sky before being launched onboard the sealed capsule to 79.000 ft.

In the background can be seen the Schmidt telescope brought by the John Hopkins University which was mounted on the top side of the gondola.

During the flight performed from the Stratobowl on November 28 1959, were obtained the first observations of water vapor on the atmosphere of Venus.

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