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National Scientific Balloon Facility [NSBF], 1971-1983

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Scope and Contents

(1236B) Palestine, Texas area drawing, National Scientific Balloon Facility [NSBF], one copy, June 11, 1971; (1448C) Plot drawing of proposed Palestine launch site, NSBF, copy, December 30, 1971; (1549) Data-gathering balloon, equipment racks for Palestine, NSBF, May 15, 1972; (1851) Palestine, NSBF, list of personnel, see notebook, May 1973; (2279C) Palestine launch pad, NSBF, April 16, 1974; (2283C) Palestine, new launch pad, NSBF, April 16, 1974; (2528BC) Aerial of new launch pad, Palestine, NSBF, September 1974; (2634C) Palestine, new launch pad, NSBF, October 1974, photographed by: Mack Gore; (3224C) Palestine, Texas balloon launch facility, NSBF, showing instrument package, for Binghamton University, launch and aerial views of new launch pad, November 3, 1975; (3375) NSBF, new model of Palestine site on display at NCAR, March 5, 1976; (3832B) Launch vehicle, Palestine balloon facility, NSBF, copy, December 27, 1976; (4063B) Palestine recovery crew, NSBF, [copy], NCAR Photographics Lab date: May 23, 1977; (4231) NSBF, Palestine, Texas, September 30, 1977; (4252B) Palestine, NSBF, slides, copy, October 17, 1977; (4268) Palestine, Texas, NSBF, launches, balloon failure on pad, Sky Anchor V, October 18-20, 1977; (5128C) NSBF, launcher, September 1979, photographed by: Diane Johnson; (5315BC) Palestine, NSBF, internegatives, NCAR Photographics Lab date: September 8, 1980: 1) Double balloon inflation, 2) Recovery with parachute; (5490C) Water vapor experiment, balloon launch at Palestine, Texas, NSBF, two packets: (1) Frames 1-159, (2) Frames 160-361, May 1, 1981; (6092) Termination package for the balloon base, NSBF, September 27, 1983.

Dates

  • Creation: 1971-1983

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Please note that the photographic negatives and slides in this collection are stored off-site, and advance notice is needed for access to these materials.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 150 Linear Feet

Full Extent

From the Collection: 6 Terabytes

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Archives Repository