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This is a recording of the failed first flight attempt of the Coronascope I, in which the launch balloon pulled the instrument gondola and the launch vehicle over. The Coronascope I flew successfully in subsequent launches later in 1960.
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This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B22 017 Balloon Launch 1960
This is a recording of the failed first flight attempt of the Coronascope I, in which the launch balloon pulled the instrument gondola and the launch vehicle over. The Coronascope I flew successfully in subsequent launches later in 1960.
Copyright UCAR
This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. | This project was also supported by the UCAR President's Strategic Initiative Fund. |
INFO B22 017 Balloon Launch 1960
