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sounding rocket [′sau̇nd·iŋ ‚räk·ət] (aerospace engineering) A rocket that carries aloft equipment for making observations of or from the upper atmosphere. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With volunteer help over the years from people who work at places like the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center, the Millirons have launched suborbital sounding rockets. Using a sounding rocket, Kimble had attempted in 1982 to measure the interstellar helium associated with the white dwarf G191B2B, but the experiment failed. Saab Space is the world leader in sounding rocket trajectory guidance, and has so far provided NASA with guidance & control systems for 166 flights. |
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