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1. Starting plan for the Pleiades, Rochester, Minnesota
- Date Created:
- 1937
- Description:
- Instructions for groups and individuals assisting with ground crew and balloon inflation for the Dr. Jean Piccard balloon ascension in 1937 are described I this four page document. Details of balloon construction and inflation procedures are given in addition to the order of operations and signals. Dr. Jean Piccard was a University of Minnesota physicist and aeronautical engineer who believed it was possible to ascend into the stratosphere using many small cluster balloons rather than one large balloon. The experimental flight was sponsored by the Rochester Kiwanis Club and supported by local residents and students.
- Contributing Institution:
- Olmsted County Historical Society
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- Instructional materials
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