The Ballooncraft Support Systems were developed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use on ULDB class balloon missions. The support systems have now flown two missions supporting the Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass (CREAM) experiment. The first, CREAM I, flown in December 2004, was for a record breaking 41 days, 21 hours, and the second, flown in December 2005, was for 28 days, 9 hours. These support systems provide CREAM with power, telecommunications, command and data handling ioc!uding Plight computers, mechanical structures, thermal management and attitude control to help ensure a successful scientific mission. This paper will address the performance and success of these support systems over the two missions.
Balloon Support Systems Performance for the Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass Mission
COSPAR 2006 ; 2006 ; Beijing, China
2006-01-01
Conference paper
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English
Balloon support systems performance for the cosmic rays energetics and mass mission
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