‘Pad Kaprao’ goes into atmosphere Agency tests dish’s nutrients near space A team of researchers on Thursday sent the Thai dish Pad Kaprao into the atmosphere using a high-altitude balloon as a part of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency’s (GISTDA) space programme. The balloon was sent into the atmosphere to mark the launch of the country’s High-Altitude Experiment Platform at the Bueng Boraphet nature study centre in Nakhon Sawan. The launch is considered the country’s first use of a high-altitude balloon in a space experiment. Thailand’s balloon launch involved the fa…