Aerospace Balloons
From Montgolfier to Space
Kirschner, Edwin J.
Man's creative genius, his ability to make something new which never existed before, is exemplified by the inventions of the atmospheric balloon in 1783 and, more recently, the balloon satellites in space.
For more than 200 years, the atmospheric balloon had moved forward with notable success, linking the early heritage of adventurous pioneers to space technology of the future.
AEROSPACE BALLOONS portrays the development and progress of the balloon, from its early period on into the Twentieth Century when there was an upsurge in military, sport and high-altitude scientific ballooning. The rapid pace in the advancement of balloon technology now includes inflatable space structures erected outside our atmosphere, like the ECHO satellites.
Numerous achievements are covered, from Archimedes, the discoverer of the buoyancy principle, or the great balloon pioneers, to Joe Kittinger's solo balloon flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
Today, balloon technology includes designs of varying forms and types used in the atmosphere and space. Some of them were produced by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists for the U.S. space program. Then, there were the scientific balloons emerging after the second World War and its many fascinating programs which underpinned the United States entry into the space race: and onto their present developments and Potentials still being unfolded.
Accounts of hot-air and gas ballooning developments, its design and operations, and achievements are likewise related in the context of aerospace balloons as a whole.
A wealth of interesting photographs are found throughout the book.
Softcover, large format
120 Seiten / pages
many illustrations
very good condition
Fallbrook, California - 1985 - Aero Publishers
Art.Nr. 23187
