Status of the NASA Balloon Program
The NASA Balloon Program (BP) is examined in an overview of design philosophy, R&D activities, flight testing, and the development of a long-duration balloon for Antarctic use. The Balloon Recovery Program was developed to qualify the use of existing films and to design improved materials and se...
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ftnasantrs:oai:casi.ntrs.nasa.gov:19930027368 2023-05-15T14:04:19+02:00 Status of the NASA Balloon Program Needleman, H. C. Nock, R. S. Bawcom, D. W. Unclassified, Unlimited, Publicly available Feb. 1993 http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930027368 unknown http://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19930027368 Accession ID: 93A11365 Copyright Other Sources 01 Advances in Space Research; 13; 2; p. 69-76. 1993 ftnasantrs 2012-02-15T19:57:13Z The NASA Balloon Program (BP) is examined in an overview of design philosophy, R&D activities, flight testing, and the development of a long-duration balloon for Antarctic use. The Balloon Recovery Program was developed to qualify the use of existing films and to design improved materials and seals. Balloon flights are described for studying the supernova SN1987a, and systems were developed to enhance balloon campaigns including mobile launch vehicles and tracking/data-acquisition systems. The technical approach to long-duration ballooning is reviewed which allows the use of payloads of up to 1350 kg for two to three weeks. The BP is responsible for the development of several candidate polyethylene balloon films as well as design/performance standards for candidate balloons. Specific progress is noted in reliability and in R&D with respect to optimization of structural design, resin blending, and extrusion. Other/Unknown Material Antarc* Antarctic NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Antarctic |
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The NASA Balloon Program (BP) is examined in an overview of design philosophy, R&D activities, flight testing, and the development of a long-duration balloon for Antarctic use. The Balloon Recovery Program was developed to qualify the use of existing films and to design improved materials and seals. Balloon flights are described for studying the supernova SN1987a, and systems were developed to enhance balloon campaigns including mobile launch vehicles and tracking/data-acquisition systems. The technical approach to long-duration ballooning is reviewed which allows the use of payloads of up to 1350 kg for two to three weeks. The BP is responsible for the development of several candidate polyethylene balloon films as well as design/performance standards for candidate balloons. Specific progress is noted in reliability and in R&D with respect to optimization of structural design, resin blending, and extrusion. |
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