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The Air-Launched Balloon System (ALBS) Development Program, Phase 2

Description: Abstract: The circumstances leading to the second phase of the Air-Launched Balloon System Development Program are described, along with the governing design constraints. Individual component development efforts and system design modifications are described in turn: the procurement and testing of the new dewar, the qualification of the updated cryogenic unit recovery system. The complicated command, control, and telemetry subsystem is also described in detail. The results of component tests and… more
Date: December 15, 1981
Creator: Carten, Andrew S., Jr.
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