Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jan 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21323201i&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #232.01; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.490
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
The 2008 report of the Scientific Ballooning Assessment Group notes that today balloon-borne science opportunities are more promising than ever. Long duration and large-area/mass payloads flying for weeks above at least 99.5% of the atmosphere offer opportunities for major science results, as well as for testing instrumentation for future space flight for many astrophysics disciplines. Balloons are well suited for studies of hard X-rays and gamma rays, cosmic rays, the cosmic microwave background, and the Sun. Evidence for this prospective value of ballooning comes from a review of past accomplishments. Important science results have come directly from balloon-flight instruments, and balloons have been a vital test platform on which instruments have been developed that were subsequently used for successful spaceflight investigations. The balloon flight program has also trained many of the scientists who subsequently have played key roles in spaceflight astrophysics investigations.
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