• A middle-age woman wearing khaki pants and a black-and-white stripe shirt stands on the ground--below dozens of hot air balloons flying above. Both of her arms are raised.
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    Rachel Wills raises her hands to signal “all clear” for launch. Wills is part of a group of launch coordinators known as zebras (for their black-and-white striped jerseys).

  • A middle-age woman wearing khaki pants and a black-and-white stripe shirt stands on the ground--below dozens of hot air balloons flying above. Both of her arms are raised.

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October 07, 2023

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Jim Preston

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NASM2023-06435

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