Southwest Research Institute Demonstrates Balloon-Based Solar Observatory
November 07, 2019
November 07, 2019
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 7 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release:
Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) -- a reusable, high-precision solar observatory about the size of a mini fridge and weighing 160 pounds -- was carried by a stratospheric balloon, collecting 75 minutes of solar images in the proof-of-concept flight.< . . .
Southwest Research Institute successfully demonstrated a miniature solar observatory on a high-altitude balloon November 1. The SwRI Solar Instrument Pointing Platform (SSIPP) -- a reusable, high-precision solar observatory about the size of a mini fridge and weighing 160 pounds -- was carried by a stratospheric balloon, collecting 75 minutes of solar images in the proof-of-concept flight.< . . .