On Thu, 2003-05-29 at 12:28, Ejay Hire wrote: > An interesting bit that I've been rolling around... If one believes > the numbers that the simulator spits out, One could launch > Micro-payloads (< 5 lb) on a Balloon staged mostly off-the-shelf M > engine powered model rocket. (Don't expect a lot of input from me on > this, It'll be a while before I qualify to buy M's..)
JP Aerospace has been trying this approach for many years now. Unfortunately, balloons are not very forgiving of even mildly bad weather. JP's last space launch attempt failed when they had to launch the rocket at <40,000' instead of >90,000' due to a breeze pushing the balloon outside the launch zone. Dave -- David Masten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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