Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
Early goals in experimental astronomy are recalled. Physio-chemical properties of the atmosphere were studied by observing the tracks and point-to-point spectra of fast particles from artificial meteors. Some of these self-luminous pellets were fired from an Aerobee rocket in 1958.
Keywords:
LAUNCH VEHICLES AND SPACE VEHICLES
Type:
NASA, Washington Essays on the History of Rocketry and Astronautics, Vol. 2; p 325-337
Format:
application/pdf
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