The ultra long duration balloon project: A new capability

AIAA International Balloon Technology Conference, 1999

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages 1-8

  Smith, I S ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE CONTROL; AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; DIGITAL STORAGE; METEOROLOGICAL BALLOONS; NASA; SOUNDING ROCKETS;

BALLOON PROGRAMS; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; FLIGHT DURATION; LONG DURATION BALLOONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SCIENTIFIC DATA; TECHNICAL CHALLENGES; ULTRA LONG DURATION BALLOONS;

BALLOONS;

EID: 84976541689     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1999-3866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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