1.   That balloon will carry instruments designed to measure the composition of cosmic rays.

2.   The balloon carried cameras, radio transmitters, and assorted other equipment for meteorological and cosmic-ray research.

3.   The balloon carries one person at a time, suspended from a seat beneath, and is tethered to the ground by a winch.

4.   To keep from descending, the balloons must carry ballast, which is ejected at night.

5.   A hot air balloon carrying nine people, most of them tourists, has crashed into the sea near here, police said Thursday.