Manhigh I Technical Report

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Operation MANHIGH I was the first of a series of manned balloon probes into the upper atmosphere, as a preliminary investigation to the Man In Space program. The structure and instrumentation of the capsule and aerostat are described, and the collected data are plotted and analysed.

Author(s): Winzen Research, Inc
Series: Project Manhigh
Publisher: Air Force Misile Development Center
Year: 1959

Language: English
City: Holloman AFM, NM
Tags: Manhigh Kittinger Stapp Balloon Holloman

I - Operation Manhigh - Flight 1
II - System description and flight performance
A. General
B. Aerosrtat and Flight Controls
C. Oxygen and Capsule Pressurization
D. Air Regeneration and Temperature Control
E. Communicatons
F. Instrumentation
III - Flight Analysis
A. Temperature Sounding
B. Computed Linear Altitude
C. Conclusions
D. Recommendations