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Oct 02, 2011
UNH Balloon to Measure Gamma Rays and Test Equipment for Space Experiments
Beginning Sunday, September 18, 2011 at NASA’s launch facility in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, space scientists from the University of New Hampshire will attempt to send a balloon up to 130,000 feet with a one-ton instrument payload to measure gamma rays from the Crab Pulsar, the remains of a supernova explosion that lies 6,500 light years from Earth. The launch is highly dependent on weather... Read morePosted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, Space Science, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2011, Dept. of Physics, EOS, FACTEL, Fast Compton Telescope, Gamma Ray Polarimeter Experiment, gamma rays, GRAPE, Institute for the Study of Earth-Oceans-Space, Jim Ryan, Mark McConnell, Peter Bloser, silicon photomultipliers, Space Science Center