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GUSTO

NASA’s Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO) was a completed scientific-balloon mission that mapped interstellar gas to study the life cycle of stars in the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud.

GUSTO
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Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz ObservatoryGUSTO Mission
Name
GUSTO
Status
completed

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Description
NASA’s Galactic/Extragalactic ULDB Spectroscopic Terahertz Observatory (GUSTO) was a completed scientific-balloon mission that mapped interstellar gas to study the life cycle of stars in the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud.
Destination
Antarctic scientific balloon flight for mapping the Milky Way and Large Magellanic Cloud interstellar medium and studying the stellar life cycle
End Date
2024-02-26
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Start Date
2023-12-31
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Official Url
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/gusto/

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 18:50:22 UTC
Updated Time
August 23, 2026 at 20:39:40 UTC
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