Scientific Ballooning: Technology and Applications of Exploration Balloons Floating in the Stratosphere and the Atmospheres of Other Planets

by Naoki Izutsu, Nobuyuki Yajima, Toyoo Abe, et al.

Book Overview

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications. The book offers a basic understanding of the engineering details and the scientific research giving rise to balloon activities going on today. Above all, the book will serve as a guidebook for young scientists and researchers seeking to become involved in space science and technology by participating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493950878
• ISBN13: 9781493950874
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 213 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"