The history of Andøya Rocket Range
Just 5 years after Sputnik, on 18 August 1962, Norway launched the first sounding rocket from Andøya in northern Norway. The establishment of Andøya Rocket Range (ARR), in the Arctic and right in the middle of the night-time auroral zone, gave the scientists unique opportunities for studies of the c...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0b8fe1c0b53747a9878dd43f9f2b729e 2023-05-15T13:25:19+02:00 The history of Andøya Rocket Range E. V. Thrane 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-141-2018 https://doaj.org/article/0b8fe1c0b53747a9878dd43f9f2b729e EN eng Copernicus Publications https://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/9/141/2018/hgss-9-141-2018.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5010 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-5029 doi:10.5194/hgss-9-141-2018 2190-5010 2190-5029 https://doaj.org/article/0b8fe1c0b53747a9878dd43f9f2b729e History of Geo- and Space Sciences, Vol 9, Pp 141-156 (2018) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 Physics QC1-999 Geophysics. Cosmic physics QC801-809 article 2018 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-9-141-2018 2022-12-31T02:20:21Z Just 5 years after Sputnik, on 18 August 1962, Norway launched the first sounding rocket from Andøya in northern Norway. The establishment of Andøya Rocket Range (ARR), in the Arctic and right in the middle of the night-time auroral zone, gave the scientists unique opportunities for studies of the complex processes in the auroral ionosphere and upper atmosphere. In close cooperation with the users, ARR gradually developed its technical and scientific infrastructure and is now one of the world's leading observatories in this field. ARR has also established a launch site at Svalbard, and sounding rockets from both ranges can reach far into the Arctic to study the cusp region and the daytime aurora. The ground-based instruments comprise sophisticated radars and lidars as well as passive instruments. ARR also plays an active role in space education. In 2014 Andøya Rocket Range changed its name to Andøya Space Center (ASC; https://www.andoyaspace.no , last access: 23 November 2018). This change reflects the fact that the activities now comprise much more than sounding rocket launches. ASC is an important company both nationally and in the local community of Andenes. ASC now has a staff of 95 and an annual turnover of NOK 150 million. Article in Journal/Newspaper Andenes Andøya Arctic Northern Norway Svalbard Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Svalbard Norway Andøya ENVELOPE(13.982,13.982,68.185,68.185) Sputnik ENVELOPE(66.167,66.167,-70.833,-70.833) History of Geo- and Space Sciences 9 2 141 156 |
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Just 5 years after Sputnik, on 18 August 1962, Norway launched the first sounding rocket from Andøya in northern Norway. The establishment of Andøya Rocket Range (ARR), in the Arctic and right in the middle of the night-time auroral zone, gave the scientists unique opportunities for studies of the complex processes in the auroral ionosphere and upper atmosphere. In close cooperation with the users, ARR gradually developed its technical and scientific infrastructure and is now one of the world's leading observatories in this field. ARR has also established a launch site at Svalbard, and sounding rockets from both ranges can reach far into the Arctic to study the cusp region and the daytime aurora. The ground-based instruments comprise sophisticated radars and lidars as well as passive instruments. ARR also plays an active role in space education. In 2014 Andøya Rocket Range changed its name to Andøya Space Center (ASC; https://www.andoyaspace.no , last access: 23 November 2018). This change reflects the fact that the activities now comprise much more than sounding rocket launches. ASC is an important company both nationally and in the local community of Andenes. ASC now has a staff of 95 and an annual turnover of NOK 150 million. |
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