> My question: Who can tell me what a "Sounding Rocket is?" Sound can also mean "prope", "fathom", so a sounding rocket is one that sends instruments up into the atmosphere, typically 30-200 km, but above 1000 km has been used, and then brings them back by parachutes or similar means. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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