One of the main limitations of present-day rocket research in the upper atmosphere is the fact that it is possible to make only a few launchings each year, generally from only one location (at White Sands, New Mexico). For many important investigations it would be desirable to conduct rocket observations more frequently, even though the pay- loads and the peak altitudes may not be particularly high. What is needed, then, is a method which - combines the following features (i) a cheap rocket (less than 300lbs); (ii) an inexpensive and easy method of launching ; (iii) the possibility of making launchings in any geographical location, for example, over the open sea and over the inaccessible polar regions or desert regions; (iv) the possibility of making a number of launchings within a short time interval, perhaps as short as a few minutes; (v) the possibility of controlling the time of firing to an accuracy of a few seconds in order to correlate it with occurrences observed from the ground; (vi) the possibility of making time-correlated measurements at two or more geographical locations. An approach to these points, which might offer the first real possibility for synoptic rocket observations, would be provided by lamiting a small rocket from - a high-flying (piloted or pilotless) aircraft. (KAR) P. 2.


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    Title :

    Synoptic Rocket Observations of the Upper Atmosphere


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    Publication date :

    1953


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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