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Michael Odenheimer
Marketing Contractor, Loon
Saratoga, CA
Jane Poynter
Co-CEO, Space Perspectives
Tucson, AZ
Many thanks also to the following education organizations for their contributions:
Katharine Allen
Accounts Manager, Spaceweather Advertising
Bishop, CA
Meaghin Woolie, Program Manager
Louisiana Space Grant Consortium (LaSPACE)
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
A special thanks to StratoCat, a non-profit, educational and informative website
created, developed, and programmed by Luis E. Pacheco in Argentina. This site
was a constant reference for me and any balloon enthusiast.
And at NASA:
Jeremy L. Eggers
Associate Chief, Office of Communications
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center/WFF
Michael W. Lentz
Art Director, Conceptual Image Lab
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center
There are many other scientists mentioned in the References, along with their
reports. In addition to contributions from many individuals, I acknowledge the
assistance of Wikipedia and Google. These websites enabled me to fill in the
pieces of the puzzle on just about any subject. Their inputs are woven into many
sections.
Also, many thanks go to the people who have given me the opportunity to write
about this unique program, particularly Hannah Kaufman, Associate Editor with
Springer in New York, Clive Horwood of Praxis in Chichester, England, Praxis
cover designer Jim Wilkie in Guildford, England. A special thanks to David
M. Harland, who edited this, my seventh Springer-Praxis book and eighth in total.
After over seven years of communications solely by email, hopefully I shall be
able to meet and thank him in person someday.
Thanks everyone, I hope you like the book and find it a handy quick
reference.
Acknowledgments