Balloon Solar Observatory -- SSIPP (IMAGE)

Southwest Research Institute

Balloon Solar Observatory -- SSIPP

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SwRI successfully demonstrated a balloon-borne solar observatory on November 1. The low-cost reusable optical-table-based observatory supports the development of new instruments to study the Sun from outside the Earth's atmosphere.

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Southwest Research Institute

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