Scientific Ballooning : Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets

Scientific Ballooning : Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets /

The subject of this book is stratospheric balloons used for scientific observations and for the development of space technology and balloons that are used for aerological observations. These balloons attain flight altitudes more than three times those of passenger planes. They transport payloads ran...

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Main Authors: Abe, Toyoo (Author), Imamura, Takeshi (Author), Izutsu, Naoki (Author), Yajima, Nobuyuki, 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
Subjects:
Earth sciences.
Planetary science.
Atmospheric physics.
Astronomy > Observations.
Aerospace engineering.
Astronautics.
Earth Sciences.
Atmospheric Sciences.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.
Planetology.
Astronomy.
Solar system.
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Table of Contents:
  • Engineering Fundamentals of Balloons
  • Stratospheric Balloons
  • Planetary Ballooning
  • The Future of Scientific Ballooning.

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