Balloon Support Systems Performance for the Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass Mission
Abstract
The Ballooncraft Support Systems were developed by NASA Wallops Flight Facility for use on ULDB class balloon missions The support systems have now flown two missions supporting the Cosmic Rays Energetics and Mass CREAM experiment The first CREAM I flown in December 2004 was for a record breaking 41 days 21 hours and the second flown in December 2005 was for 28 days 9 hours These support systems provide CREAM with power telecommunications command and data handling including flight computers mechanical structures thermal management and attitude control to help ensure a successful scientific mission This paper will address the performance and success of these support systems over the two missions
- Publication:
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36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly
- Pub Date:
- 2006
- Bibcode:
- 2006cosp...36.3179T