Just out of curiosity, what range of breeze velocity is JPA experiencing? --- David Masten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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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