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Scientific ballooning services

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The services available for scientific ballooning are described with special emphasis on the facilities of the NCAR Balloon Flight Station at Palestine, Texas. The preparations for a typical launching, the operations during the launch, the flight and the recovery are described for illustrative purposes. Considerations on the future development of scientific ballooning are given; technological problems for extended flights are considered to be less serious than the political problems.

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  1. National Center for Atmospheric Research Boulder, Colorado, USA

    Alvin L. Morris

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Morris, A.L. Scientific ballooning services. Space Sci Rev 13, 243–257 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175314

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