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NOT RIGHT: Nasa campaign manager Dwayne Orr says conditions have to be perfect for the balloon launch. <\/p>\n
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SUPER-PRESSURE: A Nasa balloon similar to the one to be launched at Wanaka. <\/p>\n
A Nasa balloon launch attempt has been cancelled because of opposing winds, disappointing a small crowd gathered at Wanaka Airport. <\/p>\n
The Nasa super-pressure balloon was due to lift off between 8am and 10am on Monday in Wanaka. <\/p>\n
Mission boss Debbie Fairweather said it could be Thursday or Friday before another launch was attempted. <\/p>\n
\"We had a test run and it was a no show . . . we are used to this,\" she said. <\/p>\n
\"It is part of the nature of our business.\" <\/p>\n
In Sweden, the team waited for a month and a half to launch and did 24 early-morning starts in a row before conditions were right. <\/p>\n
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